ZONING CODE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Zoning committee reviews data center ordinance

The Zoning Code Technical Committee considered a substitute ordinance regulating the construction of data centers. Members clarified that permit applications proceed under the zoning rules in effect at time of submittal, and that a pre-approval noise analysis would be required for data centers between 20,000 and 60,000 square feet while facilities under 20,000 square feet remain subject to the City’s standard noise rules. The committee found the proposed ordinance legally enforceable and consistent with the zoning code format, and the motion carried without objection.