Hutch Planning Commission amends, forwards proposed data-center zoning

Giving nods to a water-use cap and new “micro” facilities that would be allowed in certain commercial districts in town, the city’s planning commission voiced initial approval Tuesday of proposed zoning laws for data centers. A public hearing was held Tuesday by the Hutchinson Planning Commission on the zoning effort, drawing a packed crowd. The commission ultimately forwarded the proposed regulations for final review by the Hutchinson City Council with 5-1 approval, still short one commissioner after the recent resignation of Rudy Rodriguez. In voicing its approval, the commission recommended amending the proposed zoning to require that conditional permitting be required of all small- and large-scale data centers, except for accessory and the so-called micro facilities. The commission also recommended that data centers be required to use water provided by the city.
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