(a) Purpose. The following standards are intended to regulate data centers in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community.
(b) Standards. The following standards are applicable to data centers.
(1) Location. No data center may be located within 500 feet of sites zoned and used residentially, as measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures or objects from the data center's site boundaries, to the nearest residential property line.
(2) Outdoor equipment. Outdoor equipment that serves the data center, including but not limited to mechanical equipment and generators, must not be located closer to a property line along a public street than the principal building and must be fully screened from view of adjacent public rights-of-way and properties.
(Ord. 2022-43, passed 9-12-2022)