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The City Council approved Ordinance No. 2026-07 on a 5-0 vote, adding zoning restrictions for battery energy storage systems and data centers. The changes include 500-foot buffers from parks, schools, hospitals, and churches; a 300-foot arterial-road setback; an 8-foot masonry screening wall; and required water-use and capacity reviews before permits.
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These zoning changes could limit where large data centers and battery storage facilities may be built in Kerrville, subject to the ordinance process. Projects would need added separation from sensitive locations, screening around the property, roadway access and setbacks, and confirmation that adequate water capacity exists. The council also approved first readings of utility-code changes addressing water and wastewater fees, utility theft, conservation stages, and wells.
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