Data centers are permitted only as computer centers, data processing and communications facilities, and all uses must be provided at a scale and size appropriate for the TECD District.

A data-center lot must generally contain at least five acres, have at least 200 feet of width and 250 feet of depth, and meet minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks.

A minimum 20-foot buffer is required along property boundaries, increasing to 100 feet next to a residential district; the buffer may require enhanced landscaping, fencing, or berms and must be placed under a conservation easement before a certificate of occupancy is issued. No buffer is required along a rail line.

Total impervious coverage is limited to 60%, and building height is limited to three stories or 40 feet.

Data centers must provide at least 2.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of usable floor area.

Access is limited to one curb cut for lots with 500 feet or less of street frontage; lots with greater frontage may have only one additional driveway opening per 250 feet. Curb cuts are generally limited to 12 feet for one-way drives and 24 feet for two-way drives.

Cross access between adjoining properties is required, where applicable, and shared driveways may be required or approved by the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment.

All portions of the development must be connected through an approved sidewalk and pathway network, with bicycle connections and bicycle storage required where applicable.

A landscape plan for the entire site must be prepared by a licensed landscape architect, and existing trees with a diameter at breast height greater than six inches must be preserved unless removal is approved by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Parking areas next to residential zones or existing dwellings must be screened, parking visible from public streets must have five-foot screening, and one canopy tree is required for every four parking spaces.

Outdoor storage, trash collection or compaction, loading, and similar service areas may not be located within 35 feet of a public street or sidewalk and must be screened; where adjacent to residential uses or public rights-of-way, specified berms, evergreen trees, and shrubs are required unless an approved decorative wall is substituted.

Truck delivery and circulation routes must be separated from employee and customer circulation where possible, and service functions must be incorporated into the building and landscaping so they are contained and screened from adjacent properties and rights-of-way.

Data-center development must comply with architectural coordination, building-orientation, pedestrian-access, landscaping, parking, loading, and signage standards, including a comprehensive signage plan and a consistent sign-design theme.

Affordable housing must be provided in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Computer centers, data-processing facilities, and communications facilities are expressly permitted principal uses in the TECD District. Computer centers, data processing and communications facilities

A lot may contain more than one permitted principal use or structure, subject to the district’s applicable requirements, allowing data-center uses to be combined with other permitted uses or structures. There may be more than one permitted principal use or structure on a lot

The district permits lots as small as five acres, allows up to 60% total impervious coverage, and allows buildings up to three stories or 40 feet, subject to the other dimensional and buffer requirements. Lot area: five acres, Total impervious coverage: 60%, Building height: three stories or 40 feet

The required parking ratio for computer centers, data-processing facilities, and communications facilities is 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of usable floor area. 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of usable floor area

Access can be consolidated through shared driveways, and cross access between adjoining properties is required where shared driveways are provided. Shared driveways that serve more than one property may be provided

The ordinance limits curb cuts but permits additional driveway openings based on street frontage: one curb cut for frontage of 500 feet or less, and one additional opening per 250 feet for frontage greater than 500 feet. For lots with street frontage greater than 500 feet, one additional driveway opening per 250 feet

No buffer is required along a property line adjacent to a rail line, reducing a potential site-planning constraint for qualifying data-center sites. There shall be no buffer required along any property line that is adjacent to the rail line