Sec. 5.1.65
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Generator noise limit70 dBA
Generators must be enclosed in a level 3 enclosure or other enclosure limiting sound to 70 dBA measured 23 feet from the generator.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. data center conditions
Data centers serving a permitted primary use are permitted as an accessory use if: (i) The data center is on the same site as the primary use; (ii) The site's primary user operates the data center for its own data; and (iii) The aggregate area devoted to the data center and its support systems and structures does not exceed 25% of the gross floor area of the primary use.
- Closed loop or recycled water cooling
Any water cooling must use a closed loop or recycled water system.
- Generator exercise maintenance hours
Routine generator exercise maintenance is limited to Monday—Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from all lot lines200 ft
Data center buildings and all associated equipment and accessory structures (such as generators, HVAC, and battery backup) must be set back at least (i) 200 feet from all lot lines and (ii) 500 feet from the Rural Areas zoning district.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from Rural Areas zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.500 ft
Data center buildings and all associated equipment and accessory structures (such as generators, HVAC, and battery backup) must be set back at least (i) 200 feet from all lot lines and (ii) 500 feet from the Rural Areas zoning district.
From the ordinance
Data centers must be served by public water and public sewer.