Description
A proposed amendment to the Unified Development Code establishing standards for data centers, including setbacks, aquifer protections, noise limits, greenspace requirements and public notice. The Zoning Commission's recommendation was to be brought to the council at this session.
Impact summary
The City Council denied it on Oct 29, 2026.
If adopted, data centers would face distance, buffer, noise and aquifer requirements — and in some versions a council-issued Specific Use Authorization — before operating near homes or over the recharge zone.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 40
- Total mentions
- 1
Recorded in the meeting · City Council
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 29, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (1)
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