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EOA recommends comp plan and code updates: new data center definitions, mixed‑use zones, landscaping standards
Summary
Consultants proposed comp plan amendments and development code concepts to implement the EOA: add definitions for 'data center' and 'hyperscale data center', consider conditional/permitted location rules, introduce mixed‑use zone examples, and update landscaping and adjacency standards.
Consultants described a set of recommended comprehensive plan and development code amendments intended to implement the EOA findings. Andrew Parrish (MIG) said the comp plan narrative should be updated and streamlined and policies should be revised to guide future land‑use decisions.
Parrish summarized specific code concepts: "adding definitions for data center and hyperscale data center," creating locations where data centers might be allowed as conditional or permitted uses depending on district, and reviewing landscaping and screening standards to mitigate adjacency impacts. He also described examples of mixed‑use districts used in peer cities and suggested the city undertake a full development code audit and update.
Staff noted these code and plan updates are part of a broader coordinated effort that also includes the transportation system plan and parks master plan; they plan to consolidate comp plan and code actions and to bring draft amendments forward as part of the code update process. The city emphasized that including definitions and standards does not itself approve specific projects but supplies the regulatory framework for future proposals.
