Massillon, Ohio, is moving closer to drawing a clearer line around where data centers can be built.
On Aug. 3, the city is expected to consider new zoning rules meant to steer those projects away from residential areas and require proof that water, electric, and wastewater systems can handle them before any construction starts.
What’s happening?
Following a July 13 work session, Massillon’s nine-member City Council is still aiming to make a decision on data center zoning at its regular Aug. 3 meeting, the Canton Repository reported. The matter has been under discussion for nearly three months.
Council is now weighing a narrower approach to where the facilities could go. Under the latest proposal, data centers would no longer be allowed in both light-industrial and heavy-industrial districts and instead would be confined to heavy-industrial…