Plan commission launches UDO review; study group to examine data centers, battery storage
The commission began a structured review of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), proposing a small study committee to draft updates addressing data centers, battery energy storage systems and other emerging land uses; staff and commissioners estimated a six‑month to one‑year process with consultant review.
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Commissioners opened a multimonth review of the county’s Unified Development Ordinance on Sept. 14, aiming to address emerging land uses such as data centers and large battery-energy storage systems. Planning staff noted the review responds in part to House Enrolled Act 1001’s encouragement that municipalities examine ordinances to ease housing and modernize rules; the commission’s work will also correct typos, update definitions and resolve known ambiguities in the five‑year‑old UDO.
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