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Draft code calls for office-style facades, large setbacks and enforceable noise testing for data centers
Summary
The proposed Section 749 would require office-building aesthetics, specific parking and loading rules, large setbacks from property lines and sensitive uses, decorative security fencing only, and a noise-testing regime with baseline and follow-up measurements to confirm compliance.
Staff told the commission the proposed code encourages an office-building exterior and sets parking at one space per employee on the largest shift plus three visitor spaces; loading must be side or rear and ground-mounted equipment is prohibited in the front yard. "An office building aesthetic on the exterior was encouraged. Parking was set as 1 spot for each employee on the largest shift plus three visitor spots," Mrs. Dunlap said while explaining Section 749.03.
The draft also sets specific setback distances (500 feet from property lines, 300 feet from the road right of way, and 1,500 feet from sensitive uses or other districts) and permits decorative fencing up to 10 feet high while barring chain-link or barbed wire. On noise, Section 749.07 requires applicants to submit baseline and proposed decibel readings with mitigation and follow-up testing; commissioners discussed enforcement mechanics, including use of third-party testing and complaint response procedures.
