The Marietta City Council is scheduled to hear a proposal that would regulate data centers on Thursday. Under the ordinance, data centers would be restricted to heavy industrial zoning areas and require a special land use permit.
Because of the permit requirement, any data center looking to come to the city would need to come before the council for approval, rather than being automatically permitted under the zoning.
According to the ordinance, additional review through the special land use permits is necessary for uses with an increased possibility of having a negative impact on surrounding properties or their value…