§ 165-204.41
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Environmental Noise Impact Assessment required
The applicant shall submit an Environmental Noise Impact Assessment prepared by a qualified full member of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), a member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE), or a member of the National Association of Acoustical Consultants (NCAC).
- Noise study 12 months after CO and every 5 years
A noise study certifying noise levels shall be conducted 12 months after the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy (CO) and every five years thereafter.
Other
- Category C full-screen buffer required
A category C full-screen-type buffer shall be provided around the perimeter of the property. If the adjoining property is zoned B3, TM, M1, or M2, no buffer is required.
- Site assessment for water, agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them., parks, historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character., forestland
A site assessment evaluating the effect of the proposed facility on: (i) ground and surface water resources; (ii) agricultural resources; (iii) parks; (iv) registered historic sites; and (v) forestland on the data center site or immediately contiguous land.
- Generator testing hours
Generator testing and cycling shall be limited to weekdays (Monday to Friday) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Ground-mounted mechanical equipment prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in primary setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Ground-mounted mechanical equipment shall be prohibited in the primary setback.
- Mechanical equipment screened
Ground-mounted and rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened from public roadways and adjoining properties on all sides.
- Noise mitigation elements required
Any equipment necessary for cooling, ventilating, or otherwise operating the facility, including power generators or other power supply equipment on the property, whether ground-mounted or roof-mounted, shall include the following noise-mitigation elements: low-noise emission fans, acoustic wraps for compressors and oil separators, an acoustic perimeter, and other sound-attenuation measures as approved by the Zoning Administrator.
- Site assessment for sound within 500 ft500 ft
A site assessment to examine the sound profile of the data center on residential units and schools located within 500 feet of the data center property boundary in accordance with Subsection E.
Setback
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from RA, RP, R4, R5, MH1200 ft
Structures must be set back at least 200 feet from the common property line when adjoining land is zoned RA, RP, R4, R5 and MH1.
From the ordinance
All data centers must meet the following requirements: