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Troup County staff recommends special‑use permitting and 90‑day extension of data‑center moratorium
Summary
Planning staff presented a draft data‑center ordinance that would require special‑use permits for data centers in industrial zones and recommended a 90‑day extension of the county's moratorium (currently expiring March 16) to allow further coordination with municipalities and additional public input.
Planning staff presented a rough draft of a data‑center ordinance and asked the board to consider a proposal that would move data centers and cryptocurrency facilities from a permitted use to a special‑use permit in light and heavy industrial zones.
"We are currently under a moratorium. Moratorium ends, I believe, March 16," the planner told commissioners, and staff recommended setting another 90‑day moratorium effective March 16 to allow more time for public hearings and coordination with neighboring municipalities. The draft ordinance would require special‑use permitting procedures, including public hearings, and impose supplemental regulations staff has drafted to address buffers and operational conditions.
Commissioners discussed zoning choices (light vs. heavy industrial), bonding and procurement thresholds for public‑works projects, and the goal of a coordinated regional approach. Staff said they are working with cities to align approaches and planned to bring a moratorium extension and the ordinance to the public‑hearing agenda that evening.
