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County changes data-center classification in industrial zones to require conditional-use review
Summary
The board approved an amendment to Lincoln County zoning regulations (section 4.07) to change data centers from a permitted use to a conditional use in the I-1 Industrial District; planning staff framed the change as a cleanup to add oversight where overlay districts did not already apply.
Lincoln County planning staff proposed and the board adopted an amendment to the county's land-use matrix that moves data centers from a permitted use to a conditional use in the I-1 Industrial District. Judy Clark, the county planning administrator, described the adjustment as a "simple fix" to close gaps where soil-overlay districts did not already require conditional-use review.
Clark said the original matrix was drafted without as much specificity about data centers, and experience over the last three years showed the need for an additional oversight layer where the overlay districts did not apply. Commissioners thanked staff for catching the inconsistency and voted to adopt Resolution 2026-24.
