Advisory committee discusses overlay districts, moratorium and how to define "hyperscale"
Wilson County staff recommended using overlay districts or planned-unit-development tools to regulate large data-center projects and suggested defining hyperscale by size or power; committee members discussed alternatives including square footage, power consumption and water use thresholds and asked staff to draft overlay language.
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Staff research presented to the advisory committee showed that current setback requirements could push the minimum usable site size for certain configurations to roughly 72 acres; staff recommended an overlay or planned-unit-development (PUD) approach so parcel-specific conditions and developer commitments are set up front. The chair asked staff to draft overlay language for the draft resolution and requested comments from members by the first week of September.
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