Data centers are permitted only in zoning districts marked “P” for the Data Center use in the Land Use Table; they are not permitted in districts where the entry is blank.

A new data center treated as an industrial or commercial development requires a Major Zoning Site Plan, and a major modification to an existing industrial or commercial site may also require one at the UDO Administrator’s discretion.

Major site plans and related infrastructure plans must be prepared and sealed by appropriately licensed engineers, landscape architects, or architects; the UDO Administrator may require certified plans for any project.

The County may require review by outside agencies, County departments, staff, or other organizations, and may withhold approval if the proposal does not comply with the UDO or other applicable laws.

A development surety may be required for incomplete commercial or industrial site improvements before final construction approval, a permanent Certificate of Occupancy, subdivision-plat recording, or acceptance of public improvements. The surety generally must equal 110% of the estimated cost of the uncompleted work.

A siting agreement may be required for large-scale utility projects, expressly including data centers; the ordinance does not specify a fixed amount or standard form.

Industrial and commercial data-center sites must comply with buffer-yard and landscaping requirements, including a 50-foot buffer where an industrial use adjoins residential property, as well as screening, foundation plantings, parking-lot landscaping, and screening of dumpsters and mechanical equipment.

Industrial and commercial development must provide off-street parking. Industrial uses require one space per employee on the maximum shift plus one space for each company vehicle; commercial uses generally require four spaces per 1,000 square feet. The County may require a parking study or approve a modified number of spaces.

Commercial and industrial operations must provide off-street loading spaces based on gross floor area: one space up to 20,000 square feet, two spaces for 20,001–50,000 square feet, three spaces for 50,001–100,000 square feet, and one additional space for each additional 100,000 square feet.

Commercial and industrial outdoor lighting must minimize glare and light trespass, use covered or shielded fixtures, direct light away from adjacent property lines, and generally use lighting poles no higher than 25 feet.

If a data center includes energy-generation equipment, generators, transformers, or similar equipment with a combined capacity of 500 kW or more, it must use industry-standard noise-attenuation measures. The UDO Administrator may require an acoustical-engineer report and objective decibel measurements.

If a data center is developed in a Planned Unit Development, the use must be identified in an approved master plan. A new PUD or significant modification requires a Master Plan, and PUD utilities generally must be placed underground.

Data Center is permitted by right in the Conservation, Agricultural, Rural Residential, and Residential zoning districts, subject to other applicable standards. Data Center P P P P

The ordinance provides an administrative major-site-plan pathway for new industrial or commercial development, allowing the UDO Administrator to approve, conditionally approve, or deny site plans. new industrial, commercial

A complete land-development plan or plat is approved if staff does not act within 60 days; a complete resubmission of a previously disapproved plan or plat is approved after 30 days without action. Extensions require a written agreement with the UDO Administrator. failure by staff to act

The UDO Administrator is expected to complete reviews and provide comments on complete plats or land-development plans within 10 business days, although this is an effort rather than a mandatory deadline. within 10 business days

Industrial development creating primary jobs may qualify, with Board of Supervisors approval and conditions, for permit-fee waivers and a density bonus of up to 25 percent. Industrial development for primary jobs

Industrial and Planned Industrial districts allow up to 80 percent lot coverage and 60-foot building heights; Light Industrial allows up to 75 percent lot coverage and 50-foot building heights.

The Planned Industrial district allows master-planned industrial development with more flexibility than strict application of the ordinance, subject to Master Plan approval and required industrial-park buffering.

Utilities are permitted in every listed zoning district, providing a by-right land-use category for centralized infrastructure and support facilities. Utilities P P P P

A new data-center lot within 300 feet of an existing public water or sewer main must connect to that public system, providing access to existing utility infrastructure. within three hundred (300) feet of an existing water and/or sewer main

A legally established data center that later becomes inconsistent with amended zoning or development standards may continue as a legal nonconformity in perpetuity, subject to the ordinance’s limits. allowed to continue in perpetuity

A legal nonconforming use may be expanded or enlarged by up to 50 percent of the area it occupied when the ordinance was adopted, but is considered abandoned if discontinued for more than two years. expanded or enlarged more than fifty percent

A legal nonconforming structure may be expanded if the expansion does not further its nonconforming aspect. If damaged or destroyed, it may be restored to its original condition if repair begins within 24 months and is completed within 36 months. may be expanded or enlarged