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Commission weighs setbacks and locating data centers where infrastructure exists
Summary
Members proposed setbacks ranging from 1,000 feet to a quarter-mile from residences and discussed siting data centers only where infrastructure (roads, power) already exists; commissioners suggested compromise distances and noted different rules could apply in industrial zones.
The commission spent significant time debating how far data centers should be set back from residences and property lines. Suggestions ranged from 1,000 feet (Austin Vincent) to a quarter-mile (Lynn Schwandt); commissioners discussed allowing smaller setbacks in industrial areas and proposed a working figure of 1,200 feet from residences and 750 feet from property lines as a starting point.
Members also emphasized siting facilities where adequate infrastructure exists — paved roads and sufficient utility capacity — and the need to define data-center size and thresholds (square footage, power or water use) so the ordinance can prescribe where these developments are allowed.
