County officials propose requiring special-use review for data centers
Smyth County staff presented draft zoning changes that would remove outdated 'data processing' by-right language and require special-use permits for modern data centers, prompting public comment on potential conditions such as setbacks, noise limits, decommissioning plans and utility impacts.
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Smyth County staff opened a joint public hearing June 25 to explain a draft amendment that would move ‘‘data centers’’ out of by-right uses and into a special-use permit category, requiring individualized review of site design, utility demands, buffering, noise mitigation and decommissioning plans.
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