Board approves removing "data processing facility" term from Smith County zoning ordinance

Jul 10, 2026

Following a Planning Commission recommendation, supervisors voted unanimously to remove the current (vague) "call center/data processing facility" use and definition from multiple zoning sections while the commission will separately consider a new, narrower definition and permitting framework.

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The Board of Supervisors approved a Planning Commission recommendation to remove the term and definition for "data processing facility" (including call center uses) from specified sections of the county zoning ordinance.

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