A 60-day moratorium on all data centers was approved, temporarily preventing their development during the moratorium period. addition of a 60-day moratorium on all data centers

No data center may be developed without a public hearing and approval by the Board of Commissioners, and an official site plan review must occur before building permits are issued. No data center may be developed without a public hearing and approval

Data centers must comply with applicable local, state, and federal requirements, including Georgia's proposed DRI rules for technological facilities requiring disclosure of projected energy and water demands. Georgia's proposed DRI rules

All structures must have permanent concrete foundations, use compliant exterior facades, and may not use shipping containers, railroad cars, semi-truck trailers, or similar storage units. Use of shipping containers, railroad cars, semi-truck trailers, or similar storage units are prohibited

Road-facing exterior facades must consist of at least 70% stone or masonry products. Exterior facades facing the roadway shall consist of 70% or more of stone or masonry products

Mechanical equipment must be screened with fencing, and rooftop equipment must be screened with parapets. All mechanical equipment shall be fully screened with fencing

Before permits are issued, the applicant must provide full utility availability statements for water, sewer, natural gas, and electricity from the relevant utility companies, and a cooling system is required. Full utility availability statements

Data centers may not exceed 60 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. or 50 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. at the nearest listed sensitive use, including a residence, school, religious institution, hospital, or public park. shall not cause or permit noise exceeding 60dBA

Before receiving a certificate of occupancy, the operator must submit written verification from a licensed noise-control engineer, based on Type 1 sound-level meters with 15-minute averaging; the applicant must pay for the study. written verification must be submitted

The County may require additional noise barriers or mitigation devices. Additional barriers or mitigation devices may be required

Generator testing is limited to Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Generator testing shall only take place Monday Friday

Before a permit is issued, the applicant must obtain written confirmation from the Polk County Water Authority that the facility will not impair local water supply during droughts or peak-demand periods. will not impair local water supply during droughts or peak demand times

Before a permit is issued, the applicant must obtain written confirmation from the electrical utility provider that sufficient grid capacity exists for peak-hour demand, including redundancy for outages. sufficient grid capacity for peak-hour demands

All electrical equipment must be housed in electrically grounded structures with fire-rated enclosures providing at least 30 minutes of resistance and automatic fire baffles. minimum of 30-minute resistance

For facilities larger than 100,000 square feet, a licensed environmental engineer must submit a report before the building permit is issued evaluating water withdrawal, energy demand, and runoff. For facilities over 100,000 square feet

No air emissions, dust, smoke, glare, heat, or humidity may extend beyond the property lines. No emissions (air, dust, smoke, glare, heat, or humidity) is permitted beyond property lines

Data centers must install active clean-agent fire-suppression systems and high-sensitivity smoke detectors. active clean-agent fire suppression systems

Data centers must provide an exterior emergency electrical termination switch that is clearly accessible for public-safety use. exterior emergency electrical termination switch

An 8-foot security fence is required around the perimeter of the primary data-center structure. 8-foot security fence

Each facility must install a Knox Box and display 24-hour emergency-contact signage at the entrance of the primary structure. display 24-hour emergency contact signage

Before any building permit is issued for the site, the owner or developer must submit a decommissioning plan to the Planning and Zoning Department covering the timeline, hazardous-material handling and disposal, site remediation, and health and safety measures. must submit a decommissioning plan

The County may obtain an independent assessment of the decommissioning plan to verify regulatory and industry-standard compliance. County reserves the right to have an independent assessment

Violations may result in warnings and citations, with fines of up to $1,000 per day for each violation. fine up to $1,000 per day for each violation

Existing data centers are not covered by this chapter: it applies only to data centers constructed after the chapter’s effective date. all data centers constructed after the effective date

Prefabricated structures are expressly permitted, provided they have permanent concrete foundations, compliant exterior facades, and do not use shipping containers, railroad cars, trailers, or similar storage units. Pre-fabricated structures are permitted

The ordinance creates a formal utility-documentation pathway at permitting: relevant utility companies must provide statements addressing water, sewer, natural gas, and electricity availability when the permit is issued. Full utility availability statements

A facility may proceed through permitting when the Polk County Water Authority verifies that it will not impair local water supply during droughts or peak-demand periods and the electrical provider verifies sufficient peak-hour grid capacity, including outage redundancy. sufficient grid capacity for peak-hour demands

The additional environmental-engineering report is required only for facilities over 100,000 square feet; facilities at or below that size are not subject to this specific report requirement. facilities over 100,000 square feet