Akron committee weighs defining data centers as conditional uses to expand review requirements
Planning staff urged the committee to add 'data centers' to Akron's conditional-use rules, requiring applicants to supply electric, water, wastewater and noise studies; staff said the change would allow fuller public review and mitigation of impacts.
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Planning staff presented a proposed amendment to Akron's zoning code that would define "data centers" and require conditional-use review for any new facility, change of use to a data center, or expansions. Jim, a planning department presenter, said the change would require applicants to provide an electric utility study on projected demand, projected water consumption, wastewater discharge projections and a noise study.
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