The OneGeorgia grant condition prohibits locating a data center on the 102.98-acre industrial-park parcel for at least 20 years.

Before the property can receive GRAD certification, the Development Authority must complete engineering work, delineate wetlands, conduct endangered-species reviews, and address noise pollution and other required site-certification matters.

Heavy Industrial zoning requires the site to be at least 500 feet from residential districts and 200 feet from agricultural districts.

The proposed land-use amendment would classify data centers as a Special Exception, requiring special-exception land-use review and approval rather than allowing them as an ordinary permitted use.

Rezoning approval allows the property to be used for the proposed data-center development under applicable industrial zoning rules.

Rural Site Development Initiative grants may fund site-readiness improvements for qualifying industrial projects, including entry roads and other community infrastructure, subject to required community matching.

Eligible Rural Site Development Initiative grant uses include site studies, land grading, and other essential infrastructure for industrial-site development, subject to OneGeorgia Authority eligibility requirements and applicable laws and policies.

GRAD-certification scholarships may help eligible development authorities pay to certify, renew, or expand Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development industrial-site certification, subject to program requirements and approval.

The proposed land-use amendment would allow data centers in light-industrial zones only as a special exception.

In the Overlay District, only data centers, research and development facilities, and associated accessory uses are allowed (associated accessory uses only).

A use not listed as permitted by right or by special exception in a district is prohibited there, so a data center’s eligibility depends on how the County classifies the use and the district’s use schedule (uses not specifically indicated).

Obtaining Overlay District zoning requires review by the Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners, including a public hearing (subject to a public hearing).

The applicant must complete the Development of Regional Impact process with the Southern Georgia Regional Commission before submitting a building-permit or rezoning application (before any building permit or rezoning application). The land-use ordinance also requires regional review and recommendation before local permits or utility taps for projects meeting Georgia’s DRI criteria (official delay in the local permitting).

A land-disturbance permit and compliance with Georgia erosion and sediment-control requirements are required before building permits or land clearing (before any building permit or land clearing).

Construction, erection, moving, demolition, or alteration requires a building or development permit; applications must include a site plan and information showing compliance (building/development permit).

A permit becomes void if work does not begin within six months of issuance, or is suspended or abandoned for six months after starting; written extensions may be granted for periods of up to six months each (permit expiration).

A Certificate of Occupancy is required before a newly erected building is occupied or used, and before occupancy of a building altered in a way that affects its height or front, side, or rear yard (certificate required before occupancy).

A granted special exception must be executed within 12 months or it becomes void (12-month deadline).

After the County Commission denies a land-use district amendment for a parcel, another amendment application for that parcel cannot be accepted for at least six months (six-month waiting period).

Development-review applications received by 4 p.m. Tuesday enter that week’s processing schedule; later applications may be delayed based on availability or handled with the following week’s applications (Tuesday submittal cutoff).

Applications that do not meet minimum processing requirements are returned for correction, and qualifying applications are reviewed by relevant county and outside agencies (minimum requirements for processing).

The Planning Director determines whether an application materially meets applicable ordinances; applications that do may proceed to the next step and, when required, the next available Planning Commission or Board of Commissioners agenda (applicable requirements).

For projects in Light Industrial or Heavy Industrial districts, development must be at least 500 feet from residential districts and 200 feet from agricultural districts (industrial-district setbacks).

Overlay District buildings and associated structures generally must be at least 75 feet from property lines, or 500 feet next to residential or agricultural property; the latter distance may be reduced to 300 feet along a state highway or major arterial bordering the property (setback distances).

Overlay District building coverage is capped at 50%, height at 75 feet subject to a technical-necessity allowance, and road frontage must be at least 125 feet (coverage, height, and frontage limits).

Sites next to residential, agricultural, or public-use property must provide a landscaped buffer at least 125 feet wide; major and campus centers also face transitional-buffer, wall, and landscaping requirements (landscaped buffer).

Overlay District applications must include electrical-consumption and transmission-line impact assessments, noise studies, water-consumption and drought-management plans, sewer, stormwater and lighting plans, a tree plan, and a GDOT-compliant traffic study (required technical submissions).

If a site contains wetlands, Army Corps of Engineers permitting must be documented; fire-safety, lithium-battery suppression, and environmental compliance must be demonstrated before permit approval (compliance before permit approval).

The Board may require additional agreements it deems necessary (additional agreements).

Specified redevelopment requires a new permit, including replacement or repurposing for a medium, major, or campus data center, or an increase of more than 15% in impervious area or building footprint; alterations or expansions of existing permitted centers also require a new building permit (more than fifteen (15) percent).

HVAC equipment and generators must be screened and at least 100 feet from adjacent property lines, and servers and other listed equipment must be inside buildings (equipment placement).

Exterior lighting must be shielded and full-cutoff, poles may not exceed 25 feet, and light at property lines is limited to 0.5 foot-candles (lighting limits).

Parking must provide two spaces for every part-time and full-time employee (parking requirement).

Buildings must use specified durable materials and muted, non-reflective earth-tone finishes; shipping containers cannot be used for storage (building materials and storage restriction).

Substations must be screened from ground-level view from adjoining properties and public streets, and vehicles or materials cannot be stored in them (substation screening).

The water plan must address demand, drought vulnerability, conservation, and mitigation; developers must connect to public water if available, meter private wells, and obtain an EPD- and Board-approved withdrawal cap for each center (withdrawal cap).

All data centers must use closed-loop cooling and gray water for cooling; ethylene glycol and automotive antifreeze are prohibited (cooling requirements).

Before a building permit or business license, the applicant must obtain written utility-provider verification that supply and related electrical infrastructure can safely meet proposed maximum demand; installations require third-party inspection before occupancy (utility verification and inspection).

Operations may not emit detectable dust, smoke, glare, heat, or humidity beyond property lines; wells within one mile must undergo water-quality monitoring at the data center’s expense (well monitoring).

Server-farm structures must meet specified fire-protection requirements, including clean-agent suppression, smoke detection, an exterior emergency electrical shutoff, fire-rated containment, and engineered systems; lithium-ion installations also face containment, suppression, responder-training, planning, and annual-exercise requirements (fire-protection requirements).

Server-farm containment temperatures may not exceed 120°F, and people may not regularly work in areas above 90°F; when the average daily temperature is below 40°F, no more than 20% of mining heat may be released directly outside (temperature limits).

Garbage collection or delivery sites, landfills, and incinerators may not be developed within 10 miles of a data center site (10-mile restriction).

Generators are limited to backup or emergency use; testing is limited to weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for no more than two hours a day and once per calendar month, excluding federal holidays. Diesel generators must remain below 10% of annual primary operating time (generator limits).

The noise assessment must evaluate the site from 500 feet and specify mitigation if operating noise exceeds 50 dB by day or 45 dB at night at the property line; certified annual compliance reports are required (noise limits and reporting).

An SMR may be used for future power generation only with Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Public Service Commission approval (required approvals).

If natural-gas pipelines are unavailable, the developer must initiate the process to provide them (pipeline requirement).

Facilities must provide 24-hour emergency contact signage and maintain cybersecurity controls, staff training, documented programs, and regular penetration testing and vulnerability assessments (cybersecurity requirements).

Before construction, the operator must post financial assurance equal to net decommissioning costs plus 10%; an independent certified engineer must estimate costs after the first year and every five years thereafter (financial assurance before construction).

The operator must maintain general liability insurance of at least $3 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate (insurance minimums).

Before operations begin, the business must obtain an occupation-tax business license; renewals require documentation showing annual compliance and monitoring (license requirement).

After official notice of abandonment, the owner must remove equipment within three months; noncompliance can lead to fines up to $10,000 per day per violation, permit revocation, legal action, or suspension of operations (three-month deadline and penalties).

A Planned Development application for a non-residential or mixed-use proposal requires at least ten acres, a stated $300 base application fee, at least 14% of gross acreage reserved as open space or outdoor recreation, and compliance with county street, parking, and utility standards without deviation (Planned Development requirements and fee).

A proposed land-use amendment would allow data centers as a special exception in light industrial zones.

The ordinance establishes a dedicated Overlay District for data centers, research and development facilities, and related accessory uses; projects remain subject to required zoning approval and a public hearing. The Overlay District is established

Permitted accessory uses include offices, storage, power supply, battery energy storage, security facilities, employee amenities, solar energy systems, and substations. Office, storage, power supply

A data center under 2,000 square feet may be an accessory use, and minor data centers under 20,000 square feet do not require a substation. Minor data centers shall be under 20,000 square feet

The usual 75-foot building-height limit may be exceeded when the Building and Zoning Department finds taller elements technically or mechanically necessary. may allow taller elements

The 500-foot setback from residentially or agriculturally zoned or used properties may be reduced to 300 feet along a boundary bordering a state highway or major arterial road. may be reduced to 300 feet

If public water is unavailable, a project may use wells, subject to applicable rules and a withdrawal cap approved during permitting. if public water is unavailable, wells may be installed

If public sanitary sewer is unavailable, a septic system may be installed under state and county environmental-health rules. a septic system may be installed

Natural gas may be used as part of a data center’s energy strategy; if a pipeline is not available, the developer must initiate the process to provide one, which may be addressed during site plan review. If natural gas pipelines are not already available

Backup or emergency generators are allowed, but testing is limited to once a month on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for no more than two hours per day, and not on federal holidays; diesel generators may operate for less than 10% of annual primary operating time. generator use is limited to backup/emergency use only

Geothermal energy may be considered as a future power source if it becomes reliable and safe and receives Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval. could be considered a future power source

Small nuclear reactors may provide future power, subject to approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Public Service Commission. contingent upon approval by the NRC

The development-review manual coordinates application review: complete applications received by 4 p.m. Tuesday are generally handled on the weekly schedule, comments are due within a week of distribution, and county-agency comments within two weeks. The Review Coordinator may arrange meetings to resolve issues. This applies to development applications generally, and timing may depend on completeness and availability. The manual’s purpose is to facilitate development review.