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Data Centers Land Development Code Text Amendment

Description

A code text amendment adding stricter noise limits (including low-frequency noise) and decommissioning requirements for data centers, now headed to the Town Council for final action.

Impact summary

Any future data center in Marana would face tougher noise testing and must pre-fund site cleanup; previously approved rezonings are not reopened.

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Last vote

Recommended approval7–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 30, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Sep 30, 2026

Planning Commission — September 30, 2026

A town-initiated code text amendment adding stricter noise limits (including low-frequency noise) and full decommissioning requirements with financial guarantees for data centers. The commission recommended approval and it now heads to the Town Council for a final decision.

Related issues (1)

Data center regulations and environmental review

Colin Mellars urged tighter rules on diesel storage, generator hour caps, battery storage safety, and aggregation of co-located facilities — raising environmental and groundwater concerns.

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