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Staff: Tyrone's code covers most data‑center issues but some gaps remain
Summary
Planning staff reviewed a comparative matrix of data-center ordinances and said Tyrone covers 12 of 15 typical topics; staff identified gaps—utility controls, prescriptive sound-attenuation standards, decommissioning plans and dark-sky lighting—and will publish the full matrix for council review.
Philip, town planning staff, summarized a comparative ordinance matrix that pulled from Georgia Tech's Epicenter database and municipal code libraries, saying Tyrone’s regulations cover 12 of 15 common data‑center topics and are comparable or more restrictive in many areas. "We cover 12 out of those 15 topics," Philip told the council and described Tyrone’s 50% impervious-surface cap, a 35-foot height limit (50 feet with additional buffers), and higher landscaping standards.
Philip flagged specific areas for council consideration. He said the town's noise limits are comparatively strong—60 dB daytime, 55 dB at night, with a continuous-noise provision—but the code lacks prescriptive construction-level sound-attenuation standards; he also noted Tyrone does not require decommissioning plans or solar coverage, and it does not mandate perimeter fencing. Philip recommended placing any new standards in the BTP district or a Highway 74 overlay to apply consistently across similar uses.
