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The council considered Ordinance 2026-08 on first reading, adding a conditional-use approval requirement for data centers in the HI zoning district and rejecting a proposal to prohibit them in all zoning districts by a 3-4 vote.
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The proposed rules would require City Council approval before data centers could operate in the HI district. Amendments also defined data centers to include cryptocurrency-mining facilities, required on-site gas or coal generation to obtain a separate conditional-use permit, and added separation requirements from specified nearby uses. The ordinance was considered on first reading; the provided excerpt does not show the final vote on the amended ordinance.
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