Recommended approvalGeneral Plan Amendment
Data Center Text Amendment
Description
Creates two data center use categories — small-scale by right, large-scale by CUP — with noise standards, state-required impact assessments, and screened equipment.
Impact summary
Positions Norfolk to regulate, rather than be surprised by, data center development.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Recorded in the meeting · Planning Commission
Recommended approval4–0, unanimous
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 8, 2026.
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