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Commissioners press permit applicants on updated noise study for data‑center site
Summary
During review of permit materials for an Applied Digital building, the board questioned why an updated noise study used a 50 dB nighttime limit from an urban jurisdiction; applicants said they used a comparable example because Oliver County lacks a specific nighttime noise standard and that updated monitoring added data.
Representatives for Applied Digital presented a permit application for Building 2 and an updated noise study. Commissioners asked why the study referenced a 50‑decibel nighttime threshold drawn from another jurisdiction.
A commissioner asked, “Why would rural Oliver County have to sound like Fargo North Dakota at nighttime?” The applicant replied the study used a comparable example because Oliver County does not have a specific nighttime noise limit, and that the updated study added more monitoring data since the previous packet.
Commissioners requested clarification and suggested staff consult permit standards; the applicant said the example was selected to provide a more stringent benchmark in the absence of local standards. The board agreed to review ordinance drafts and to set working‑meeting dates to examine sample ordinances line by line before sending language to the state's attorney for legal review.
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