Number
260142
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC, BROWER, STAMPER, JACKSON, BURGELIS, BAUMAN, CHAMBERS, JR., AND MOORE
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the building of data centers.
Section
295-201-136 cr
295-201-239 am
295-201-651 am
295-201-653 am
295-203-5-a am
295-203-13-c rn
295-203-13-c cr
295-203-13-d rn
295-203-13-e rn
295-203-13-f rn
295-203-13-g rn
295-203-13-h rn
295-203-13-i rn
295-203-13-j rn
295-203-13-k rn
295-203-15-j am
295-203-15-k am
Table 295-403-2-a am
Table 295-404-1 am
Table 295-503-1 am
Table 295-603-1 am
Table 295-703-1 am
Table 295-803-1 am
295-803-2-mm rn
295-803-2-mm cr
295-803-2-nn rn
295-803-2-oo rn
295-803-2-pp rn
295-803-2-qq rn
295-803-2-rr rn
295-803-2-ss rn
Table 295-903-2-a am
Table 295-905-2-a am
Analysis
This ordinance creates a new land use type called “data center,” amends related land use definitions to distinguish data centers from general office and substation/distribution equipment uses, and establishes parking requirements for data centers. Data centers are prohibited in all zoning districts except Industrial-Light (IL1 and IL2) and Industrial-Heavy (IH), where they are a limited use subject to cooling-system restrictions. In those districts, a data center of 20,000 square feet or less is a limited use; a data center of more than 20,000 square feet but not more than 60,000 square feet may be permitted only as a special use, with submission of specified information to the Board of Zoning Appeals; and a data center of more than 60,000 square feet is prohibited.
Body
See "Actual File Text".
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
K. Broadnax
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: May 19, 2026
______________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
____________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB181292-4
Dave Gelting
May 19, 202...
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