Board adopts conditional‑zoning framework for data centers after extended public hearing
Granville County adopted a text amendment establishing an I‑2 + conditional‑zoning two‑step framework for data centers in the county's Land Development Ordinance after hours of public comment focused on noise, water, generators and setbacks; commissioners asked planning staff to return with tightened standards and clarifications.
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After extensive public comment and deliberation, the Granville County Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 3 to adopt a planning‑staff‑recommended text amendment that creates a two‑step legislative framework for future data‑center proposals: a site must be zoned I‑2 (general industrial) and then be rezoned into a project‑specific conditional zoning district for data centers.
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