Hutch planning commission revisits data-center zoning

The city’s planning commission on Tuesday continued to polish drafted zoning regulations for data centers, also firming up plans for a public hearing next month. An initial public hearing on the drafted regulations is now scheduled for the Hutchinson Planning Commission’s Nov. 10 meeting, with the Hutchinson City Council tentatively slated to review the zoning package by as early as Dec. 1. The commission did not take formal action Tuesday on the proposed zoning requirements. As currently proposed, the city would define large-scale data centers as facilities having 100,000 square feet or more of space dedicated to data-center operations, including infrastructure.
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