City staff urges zoning code changes to set long-term rules for data centers
City staff recommended amending the Unified Development Code to restrict where data centers may locate and to impose setbacks, buffers and special-use review rather than relying on a temporary moratorium, with final proposals slated for fall hearings.
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City staff recommended on Aug. 25 that the San Antonio City Council pursue out-of-cycle Unified Development Code (UDC) amendments to impose long-term rules on data center siting and design. Amin Thomas, director of development services, told the council the UDC approach is faster and permanent compared with a short-term moratorium and would allow the city to restrict data centers to intense commercial and industrial zones, require larger setbacks from residences and schools, and prohibit development over the Edwards Recharge Zone.
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