Jones County Planning and Zoning Board Recommends Data Center Amendment
The Jones County Planning and Zoning Board has recommended a text amendment to regulate data centers, featuring a 100-acre minimum lot size, 200-foot setbacks, height limits, and environmental studies. Residents have voiced concerns about the adequacy of protections and are advocating for a moratorium. The county commissioners are set to vote on the amendment, which would create a new M2 zoning district for data centers, on Friday.
Theia Market Signal Identification - AI Assisted
The Jones County Planning and Zoning Board voted 2-1 to recommend a text amendment regulating data centers to the county commissioners. The amendment includes a 100-acre minimum lot size, 200-foot setbacks, height limits, and environmental studies.
Residents express concerns about insufficient protections and support for a moratorium. If approved, data centers would be allowed in a new M2 zoning district. The amendment includes decommissioning plans and updated noise limits. The county commissioners will vote on the amendment on Friday.
Comments