The Board of Commissioners reviewed the proposed ordinance under first reading during their meeting on Tuesday, August 11. These requirements are intended to address many of the concerns residents commonly raise about large data center projects: noise, utility and water usage, environmental impacts, and future land use. Noise limits apply at property linesThe proposed ordinance requires every data center applicant to complete an acoustic or noise study. Water use restrictionsThe proposed ordinance would prioritize closed-loop cooling systems, which reuse water rather than continuously drawing a new supply. A data center proposing water cooled equipment would have to install a water reclamation and reuse system.