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La Comisión de Planificación del Condado Urbano de Lexington realizará una audiencia pública el jueves 30 de julio a las 1:30 p.m. en el Consejo Municipal para considerar una propuesta de regulación de centros de datos que dividiría estas instalaciones en dos categorías: menores de 50,000 pies cuadrados permitidas solo en zonas industriales con permiso de uso condicional, y mayores prohibidas en todo el condado. La propuesta surgió por la preocupación pública sobre el desarrollo de centros de datos a gran escala, particularmente después de que DartPoints comprara el antiguo campus de Lexmark en West New Circle Road, y el personal de planificación recomienda su aprobación mientras que el Consejo Urbano ya aprobó una moratoria temporal en todos los desarrollos de centros de datos hasta el 31 de octubre de 2026.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on proposed data center zoning regulations on Thursday, July 30, according to the official meeting agenda. The hearing will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at the LFUCG Government Center, 200 East Main Street.
The commission will consider a zoning ordinance text amendment that would define and regulate data center uses in Fayette County. The proposed regulations would divide data centers into two categories: “minor” facilities under 50,000 square feet and “major” facilities larger than that threshold.
Major data centers would be prohibited countywide, while minor data centers could be built only in warehouse and light industrial zones with a conditional use permit. Under the proposed regulations, developers would have to address noise, water conservation, energy use and the project’s impact on the local power grid.
The proposal stems from public concern about hyper-scale data center development. The regulations were prompted by public opposition after DartPoints purchased the former Lexmark campus on West New Circle Road for a possible data center.
According to the agenda, the Zoning Committee recommended postponement of the text amendment during its July 2 meeting. However, planning staff recommends approval, noting that the proposed language would provide clarity to Lexington’s land use regulations and protect communities by prohibiting major data centers while allowing minor facilities only in industrial areas. The staff recommendation also states that the regulations would permit accessory server rooms without additional review.
The Urban County Council approved a temporary moratorium on all data center development in June, which pauses permits and zone changes related to data centers until October 31, 2026. Community members can submit feedback on the proposed regulations in person at Thursday’s hearing or by emailing [email protected].
Sources
- LFUCG Meeting Agendas
- Data Centers in Lexington – LFUCG engagement page
- WUKY news coverage of Planning Commission proposal
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from LFUCG Meeting Agendas, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=6843.
