At a public hearing Oct. 28, the Planning & Zoning chair and two residents praised many draft protections for a proposed data center overlay but urged tighter limits on water use, stronger noise monitoring and financial guarantees for decommissioning before council action; P&Z will continue work on Nov. 17.

Commissioners and staff discussed technical limits for sound and vibration, the role of third‑party reviewers, battery energy storage safety, decommissioning plans and potential escrow/bond requirements; commissioners asked staff to bring technical experts back to the November meeting.

Multiple residents urged that any data‑center proposal include a water feasibility study and secure electrical arrangements so local supplies and rates are not harmed; commissioners asked staff to return with technical analyses.

Commissioners heard a consultant presentation, extensive public comment on noise, water and wildlife, agreed to increase mailed public notice and directed staff to compile comments into a revised draft for the November meeting.

Consultant Roger Eastman and Development Services Director Sylvia Schafer presented a draft data‑center overlay for Page that would require rezoning to an overlay district, add third‑party review of technical studies, require development agreements and set sound, water and fire safeguards; commissioners asked staff to revise the draft after public comment.

City staff and consultants presented a draft text amendment to create a citywide Data Center Overlay District that would allow data centers only in business-park or industrial zones subject to public notice, third-party technical studies and development agreements. Commissioners and residents pressed staff on water, power, noise and enforcement details.

At a citizen review work session the Page Planning & Zoning Commission heard staff and consultant presentations on a draft text amendment (TX‑2026‑02) to create a citywide data‑center overlay district; no vote was taken. Staff said the overlay would allow data centers only in business‑park/industrial zones and require multiple studies and development agreements.

City will host a citizen review meeting (Sept. 29), a Planning & Zoning public hearing (Oct. 6) and a council public‑hearing (Oct. 14) on a city‑initiated zoning text amendment to allow data centers in specified overlay districts; staff emphasized the meetings would not approve any particular data center.