Commissioners debate buffers, noise limits and decommissioning in data-center draft
The draft ordinance would require 500-foot residential buffers, 60 dB daytime noise at property lines, dark-sky lighting and decommissioning plans for facilities inactive 12 months; commissioners sought clearer timeframes and measurement points.
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A substantial portion of the work session centered on operational impacts: noise, lighting, screening and how an abandoned data center would be handled. Cassie told the board that the draft sets noise-measurement standards at the residential property line—60 decibels daytime and 50 decibels at night—and requires ANSI/ISO measurement by a qualified acoustical professional. She also proposed full-cutoff fixtures with a maximum of 0.05 foot-candles at residential property lines and suggested modeling lighting standards after Kingsland and Coweta County.
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