A city commission advanced a proposal that would establish guardrails for data centers within city limits.
An Indianapolis city commission advanced a proposal to create a special zoning district for data centers, rebuffing strong anti-data center sentiments from constituents who attended a public meeting, reports Matt Christy for Fox 59.
According to Christy, "The special zoning district is said to contain guardrails and require data centers to submit plans for noise mitigation and water and electricity use. Facilities must be no louder than 55 decibels and are required to submit a decommissioning plan in the event the data center closes down." It would also require the primary building to be at least 400 feet away from the property line and for all mechanical equipment to be hidden from view.
The city council will introduce the measure for discussion on Monday.
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