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Officials say data centers aren't currently allowed; any change would require strict local controls
Summary
County and town officials said data centers are not a permitted zoning use now; they described conditions that would need to be met before permitting (water, power and local controls) and said local officials would retain decision authority.
Forum speakers addressed frequent public questions about data centers and local zoning. County officials said data centers are not currently permitted in county zoning and that if a proposal were ever considered it would require careful local regulation around power and water use, decommissioning, and fiscal impacts.
"Currently, in Edvard County, data centers is not a permitted use in our zoning ordinance," the county presenter said, adding that any amendment would require a public process with hearings and careful technical controls. Town and county officials discussed state efforts to limit ratepayer subsidies for data centers and said local decisions would depend on explicit conditions for power, water and operational impacts.
Both speakers urged that control regimes be prescriptive if local governments ever allowed data centers, and emphasized local authority in deciding whether and where such facilities could locate.
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