Charles County planning commission recommends denial of zoning change that would allow data centers
After hours of public testimony, the Charles County Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of ZTA 25-187 — a zoning text amendment that would permit large data centers in industrial and some PUD areas — citing unresolved risks to water, the power grid, noise and community health. The recommendation will be forwarded to the county commissioners for final action.
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Charles County’s Planning Commission on June 1 recommended that the County Commissioners deny Zoning Text Amendment ZTA 25-187, which would have created a defined land-use category for data centers and set conditions for their siting and operation. The motion to recommend denial passed unanimously after more than four hours of in-person and virtual public testimony.
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