After a staff presentation and public comment, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted Nov. 4 to forward a staff‑initiated data‑center overlay ordinance to city council with recommended additions including stronger noise study language, decommissioning safeguards and water‑use agreements.

City staff told the Planning & Zoning Commission the overlay ordinance would require pre‑application review, acoustic modeling (ISO 9613 baseline plus annual studies), closed‑loop air or recycled water cooling only, and that cryptocurrency mining is explicitly excluded from the definition of a data center.

Development staff presented a proactive data center overlay district for part of the Eagles Landing/EDC property, outlining proposed standards (setbacks, buffering, noise studies per an ISO standard, water/wastewater capacity analysis, ERCOT interconnection proof, and decommissioning plans); commissioners asked about noise measurement, water quantities and whether overlays create automatic entitlements.

Development services staff presented a proactive draft for a data center overlay district for part of the Eagles Landing Business Park, outlining setbacks, buffering, noise and water‑use studies, ERCOT interconnection verification and decommissioning plans. Commissioners asked about noise metrics, water numbers and whether the overlay would create an automatic entitlement.

City staff presented a proposed data‑center overlay district for heavy‑industrial land that would require setbacks, buffering, pre‑ and post‑construction noise studies using ISO 9613 methodology, ERCOT interconnection documentation and water‑loading analyses before projects advance to Planning & Zoning.

City staff presented a draft data‑center overlay district describing lot‑, setback‑ and operational standards, plus pre‑ and post‑development noise studies, ERCOT interconnection checks, and water‑loading reviews. The council treated the briefing as a preview and directed staff to take the ordinance through P&Z.