The Planning Commission wants City Council to learn more about data centers and recommend a way for some oversight in zoning rules.
Other Hampton Roads communities are figuring out how to address potential demand for the centers. On May 6, Planning Commission Chairperson John Coston wrote to council that data centers are not specified in the zoning ordinance and are allowed in industrial districts.
He wrote that they now fall under “wholesaling, warehousing, storage or distribution” uses that are permitted in the city…