Commission schedules Sept. 22 work session to review data‑center ordinance language and accountability group input
Following summer review, staff and an accountability group will present draft unified development code language and framework questions about whether and how to rezone or permit utility-scale data centers; the commission set a Sept. 22 work session and asked staff to circulate materials when available.
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The zoning commission discussed next steps on county-wide policy for utility-scale data centers and related large projects. Staff said they have compiled ordinance language adapted from peer counties and will present a draft that separates two decision phases: (1) a locational decision (should a parcel be rezoned or granted a conditional-use/permit for a data center?), and (2) an operations/construction phase that would bind developers to required mitigation (setbacks, sound/light controls, stormwater and decommissioning).
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