Commission debates how to regulate data centers; special meeting set for Sept. 16
Platte County commissioners discussed whether to require rezoning to industrial or permit data centers by special‑use, and whether to regulate by utilities (power/water/production) rather than building size; the commission scheduled a special meeting for Sept. 16 to craft definitions and hear more public comment.
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Staff introduced proposed language to incorporate data centers into Platte County land‑use rules and said there has been limited public comment so far. Commissioners debated whether to require rezone to industrial for large data centers, keep the current special‑use permit approach, or regulate by measurable impacts such as power and water consumption rather than building size. One commissioner argued that rezoning would preserve the commission’s ability to impose conditions: “Why wouldn't we just keep it the same? … rezone to industrial then get us best use from it,” he said.
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