A data processing center is permitted only in an M-1 limited industrial district that contains at least 30 acres, because it is listed among the retail and service establishments allowed in an M-1 district of 30 acres or more. M-1 district of thirty (30) acres or more

Buildings and site improvements must meet minimum setbacks: 75 feet front, 50 feet side, and 35 feet rear along a U.S. or state primary highway; or 50 feet front, 50 feet side, and 35 feet rear along a secondary highway or other road. Side yards are required when the property borders a residential district. Minimum in Feet

Buildings in the M-1 district generally may not exceed 50 feet in height, although specified structures are exempt and the board of zoning appeals may grant a special exception. may be erected up to fifty (50) feet in height

Buildings and accessory buildings may cover no more than 75 percent of the lot. not more than seventy-five (75) percent

A data center development must be designed to promote compatibility with nearby properties and must avoid hazardous, objectionable, or offensive conditions at residential boundaries, including odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration, heat, glare, wastes, fire, or explosion. All uses shall be conducted

Where the side lot line abuts a residential district, a continuous opaque fence, wall, hedge, or planting screen at least six feet high must be provided and maintained, except that it cannot be located within 15 feet of a street line. not less than six (6) feet in height

Service drives and off-street loading areas must be designed so trucks do not block other vehicles, fire lanes, or public or private traffic ways; drives, parking, loading areas, and walks generally must use a hard all-weather paved surface meeting county specifications. shall be paved with hard all-weather surface material

Front-yard areas not used for parking or access must be landscaped under an approved landscaping plan, with emphasis on natural vegetation or designed landscaping along retained surface streams and residential property lines. shall be landscaped

Refuse containers or refuse storage must be located on a paved area and screened from general public view by fences, walls, or landscaping. located in a paved area and hidden from general public view

The site must provide proper stormwater drainage, and water from parking and loading areas may not drain across public sidewalks or onto adjacent property except into a natural watercourse or drainage easement. Provision shall be made for proper storm water drainage

Data centers must comply with the county's off-street parking and loading design standards and space requirements in Article XV. contained in article XV

Data processing centers are expressly permitted in an M-1 limited industrial district of at least 30 acres, primarily for the use and convenience of employees in the district. Data processing center

The M-1 district has no minimum lot-size standard for other uses, which can make it easier to assemble or expand a data-center site. There are no minimum lot size standards

Buildings in the M-1 district may be constructed up to 50 feet high, subject to listed exceptions and a possible special exception from the board of zoning appeals. Buildings in an M-1 district may be erected up to fifty (50) feet

M-1 buildings and accessory buildings may cover up to 75 percent of the lot, supporting relatively intensive site development. not more than seventy-five (75) percent

Facilities and structures needed to provide public utility service, including electrical distribution and communication facilities and underground utility conduits, are permitted in M-1; specified larger facilities such as substations and major transmission lines require a conditional use permit. Facilities and structures necessary for rendering public utility service

The administrator may approve manufacturing uses similar to listed M-1 uses when they do not create greater health, safety, noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, heat, glare, or electrical-impulse impacts than the permitted light industries; an engineering report may be required when the use is uncertain. The administrator may permit other manufacturing uses similar