Solicitor proposes draft data-center regulations; supervisors discuss making data centers conditional use

Jul 13, 2026

Solicitor Zach DuGan told supervisors he prepared 12 pages of proposed supplemental regulations for data centers (buffering, noise, power, stormwater, decommissioning) and said he would draft a mock amendment to change the use from permitted to conditional; supervisors discussed adding a host-community benefit to the solar ordinance and asked planning staff to provide meeting dates when approached.

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Solicitor Zach DuGan told the board he had prepared a 12-page compilation of supplemental use regulations aimed at data centers covering buffering, noise and vibration requirements, power-supply and fire considerations, stormwater and environmental testing, parking, and decommissioning.

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