Staff: Westminster code does not define modern data centers; UDC amendments to follow
Planning staff told the commission that 'data center' is not defined in the Westminster code or comprehensive plan and that City Council's prior resolution affirmed a policy that large data centers are not permitted; staff plans to propose clearer UDC language to carry that policy forward.
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During miscellaneous business the Planning Commission discussed whether modern data centers are permitted in Westminster. A commissioner noted City Council had recently adopted a resolution about data centers; planning staff said the zoning ordinance is permissive and the city does not currently define "data center" as a use in the code, so the large, modern data centers the city is concerned about are not contemplated by the current land-use categories.
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