Tulsa City Council Unanimous Data Center Zoning Code Reevaluation Vote
On February 11, 2026, the Tulsa City Council voted unanimously to direct the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission to overhaul the city's zoning code for data centers to address water consumption, noise, and neighborhood buffers.
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Tulsa City Council Unanimous Data Center Zoning Code Reevaluation Vote
Tulsa City Council · February 11, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:19 Phil Lakin Jr., Councilor, Tulsa City Council Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Water Noise
Tulsa City Councilors vote unanimously to reevaluate and tighten the city's zoning code for data centers.
"area, the city wants to ensure the industrial noise doesn't impact the quality of life for Tulsans. Fox 23's Page Or joins us live in studio. Page, the council isn't changing the zoning code, not yet anyway, but they are going to do a deep dive to see if they need to. >> That's right, Nathan. Last night's vote was an 8-0 approval to initiate a formal research phase into how these sites are categorized. Councilor Laura Bellis says"
- Clip 2 · 0:55 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Residents and community speakers address Tulsa City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.
"noise ordinances. An admission she says that these sites can be a real disturbance. >> What actually really brought this up to me was when I learned that they'd asked us to change our noise ordinance, which to me is a big flag of hey, this is something that can affect people who live nearby. >> When Tulsa first defined data centers 2 years ago, they were classified as low impact, meaning they wouldn't create"
- Clip 3 · 1:33 Tulsa City Council Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Water Noise Power & Grid
Tulsa City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"nuance into our zoning code, then we're going to be dealing with some real downstream effects that affect people's quality of life. >> While this vote only starts the clock on research, Bellis says it is a necessary step to ensure Tulsa isn't outrun by technology. At the council table, there was a general agreement that everyone knows much more today than they did 2 years ago. >> The first big data center that we had a couple years ago, um we really didn't know enough. We"
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