Data center ordinance still being refined
Bristol HousingTennessee- Detected
- Aug 17, 2026
- 82 days ago
- Sector
- Information Technology
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From the meeting
Staff and the Planning Commission continued work on a proposed data center ordinance. The commission asked staff to keep refining setback requirements and water use provisions and agreed to slow-walk the ordinance to match new state regulations. No vendor is selected, but the city is clearly shaping future rules that could drive consulting, engineering, utility, and site-selection work tied to data center development.
- Meeting date
- August 17, 2026
- Agency
- Bristol Housing
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