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Data-center proposals, facilities and related development decisions.
The held measure has an Oct. 14 committee checkpoint. It expressly includes data centers, but limits changes to existing incentive deals.
In this report: scheduled
The held proposal would create a 25-member review of power, water, noise and costs borne by other utility customers. It would recommend rules—not enact them.
In this report: scheduled
The held ordinance pairs cooling restrictions with metering and a water-use report. Existing Atlanta facilities would generally have three years to convert.
In this report: proposed
The proposal would waive a half-mile transit buffer for qualifying sites, with limits on size and power demand. Staff supports it; NPU V and the zoning board recommend denial.
In this report: deferred
The held plan would require transition plans within 180 days and condition new water connections on compliant cooling, while preserving existing contracts.
In this report: deferred
Existing agreements would be affected only as law and contract terms allow. The held resolution also requests an implementation report within 90 days after approval.
In this report: deferred
The held ordinance calls for closed-loop water cooling at new and existing facilities, including data centers served through wholesale or intergovernmental water agreements.
In this report: proposed
The held ordinance would limit data-center floor area to 350,000 square feet and require a retail component and closed-loop cooling.
In this report: deferred
The proposed task force would also hold two public hearings and issue a final report within 180 days of its first meeting.
In this report: deferred
The held resolution would require regulatory recommendations, with a final report due within 180 days of the group's first meeting.
In this report: deferred
The held resolution explicitly includes data-center operators and asks for coordination with Fulton County to verify compliance.
In this report: deferred
The proposed substation would serve a 60,200-square-foot data-center expansion at North Point Parkway and Kimball Bridge Road.
In this report: recommended
The proposal would require closed-loop cooling and restrict routine use of potable city water at Atlanta facilities and facilities served through certain wholesale agreements.
In this report: deferred
The proposal calls for at least 10 public meetings, two hearings and written policy recommendations, with report deadlines measured from the task force’s first meeting.
In this report: deferred
The code proposal would retain a definition and revise the permitted-use table to reduce the risk of a data center being classified as another use.
In this report: recommended
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