The use matrix marks data centers as conditional uses (S) in the districts where listed, requiring a conditional use permit. The matrix defines S as permitted by conditional use permit.

The additional data-center rules apply to businesses requiring at least 65 kW of electrical capacity. 65 kilowatts of electrical capacity.

Applicants must pay all costs of extending infrastructure to the data-center site. Applicants shall be responsible for all costs.

Water cooling must use a closed-loop or recycled-water system; cooling-water flushing and refills are limited to times and procedures approved by the City’s Water/Wastewater Director. Any water cooling must use a closed loop or recycled water system.

Generators may run only during electrical outages and testing. Routine exercise maintenance is limited to Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; emergency generator use or testing is exempt from the stated sound limits. Generators are to run during electrical outages and testing only.

Parking must be calculated using the office requirements in §410-34.3, Schedule A. In I-1 and I-2 districts, a decommissioning plan must also be submitted and future parking requirements outlined. Parking shall be calculated according to.

Fencing may not be placed in front of landscaping. Fencing shall not be placed in front of landscaping.

Noise at the property line may not exceed 65 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. or 55 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.; noise must also be muffled so it is not objectionable because of intermittence, beat frequency, or shrillness. Emergency generator use or testing is exempt from these limits. 65 dbA between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m..

District-specific size and capacity limits apply: in C-2, no more than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area per building site or business campus and 20 MW of electrical capacity; in I-1, no more than 100,000 square feet and 100 MW; and in I-2, no more than 500,000 square feet. Data Center not to exceed 20,000 square feet.

District design requirements include tree planting along public roads and shared property lines: C-1 requires trees every 20 and 100 linear feet, respectively; C-2, every 35 and 100 feet; I-1, every 50 and 100 feet; and I-2, every 30 and 100 feet. Tree plantings adjacent to public roads.

District rules also require generators to be screened in C-1, enclosed within a building or fully screened in C-2, and enclosed within a building in I-1 and I-2. C-1 requires fenestration on 30% of each exterior wall; C-2, I-1, and I-2 require at least 30% of the frontage façade. C-2 façades must change a listed design element at intervals no less frequent than every 100 horizontal feet or three times the building’s average height; I-1 and I-2 use a 150-foot interval or three times average height. Generators must be enclosed within a building.

The ordinance defines data centers as a distinct industrial use and includes them in the zoning use matrix, providing a specified zoning path rather than leaving the use unclassified. The matrix’s district permissions remain subject to its listed approval requirements and the supplemental rules in § 410-31.6.

Battery Energy Storage Systems are expressly permitted for data centers subject to the supplemental regulations.

Data-center parking is calculated using the office requirements in § 410-34.3, Schedule A.