Text amendment adds data center rules
Morristown Utilities CommissionTennessee- Detected
- Sep 8, 2026
- 66 days ago
- Sector
- Public Works
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From the meeting
At its September 8, 2026 meeting, the Planning Commission approved a staff-initiated text amendment for data centers. Staff proposed new definitions for data center, artificial intelligence (AI) data center, cryptocurrency mining, and server farms, and limits them to use on review in the Heavy Industrial District (HI). The amendment also required 500-foot setbacks from residences, schools, and government buildings, and required all related equipment to be inside a building.
The vote carried 7-0.
- Meeting date
- September 8, 2026
- Agency
- Morristown Utilities Commission
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