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Planning Commission resumes drafting data center regulations, debates noise, setbacks and power rules
Summary
Pottawatomie County Planning Commission continued work on draft data center regulations, discussing lighting, building design, noise limits, backup power standards, setbacks, cooling systems and on-site power permitting; commissioners asked staff to research state permitting for wastewater and generation.
The Pottawatomie County Planning Commission on April 30 resumed work on draft data center regulations, focusing on Section 9.5.3 of the draft. Chair Judd McCormack summarized prior meetings and framed the session as a technical review of design, siting and operational standards for proposed facilities.
Commissioners debated multiple regulatory levers: exterior lighting and non-reflective materials, building design for extreme weather, noise limits at property lines, backup-generator standards, setbacks from residences, cooling-system water use and the need to site data centers where infrastructure exists. They asked staff to research state permitting requirements for wastewater discharge and on-site power generation before finalizing language.
