<div dir="ltr">I wrote these regulations for a data center developer. Like most zoning regulations, they reflect local considerations and are not "plug and play.". <div><br></div><div> Data Center - A data center is a facility used to operate computer servers and related
information technology infrastructure for the storage, processing, management, and
dissemination of electronic data, together with ancillary equipment including, but not limited to,
power subsystems, telecommunications equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, substations,
cooling systems, fire suppression, backup generators, connections to external networks, and
security. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The regulation is at page 108 </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.wallingfordct.gov/Customer-Content/www/CMS/files/Updated_Regulations-05-28-25.pdf">https://www.wallingfordct.gov/Customer-Content/www/CMS/files/Updated_Regulations-05-28-25.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Dwight Merriam, FAICP</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 2:58\u202fPM cjbritt--- via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-8667410126464614103">
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Does anyone have a good zoning definition for a data center that they can share with the rest of us?</div>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Data Centers </div>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16pt">Or, towns can prohibit data centers in all but general industrial zones (at least for now before the state legislature
in their wisdom, makes them the newest 40A, Section 3 exemption). This avoids the encouragement of dangling a special permit out there for applicants to invest their hopes in, and saves all parties the time, costs, appeals, and bad feelings that arise from
not granting the permit. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">My opinion is that every community needs to make data centers and car washes only available via special permit. </p>
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For those who aren't aware, there are municipalities across the country that are fighting against the establishment of data centers in their communities. </p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Amongst the other issues, significant water consumption is a major concern which doesn't impact just the municipality the data center is in but also residents in surrounding municipalities
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Delia Ferguson, AICP</p>
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