Spanish Fork City Council Public Hearing on Data Center Ordinance
Spanish Fork City Council held a late night public hearing on August 18, 2026 on proposed zoning code rules for data centers as Volition pitched redeveloping the former Fingerhut warehouse at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon.
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Spanish Fork City Council Public Hearing on Data Center Ordinance
Spanish Fork City Council · August 18, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:21 Spanish Fork City Council Public Hearing Summary Board & Planning Staff Procedural auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Spanish Fork City Council hears public comment past 10 PM on municipal rules and infrastructure requirements for data centers near Spanish Fork Canyon.
"been told that there are still a few more people online. Now, tonight's hearing was never to decide if this particular data center were to come to Spanish Fork, rather it was to decide on the rules and regulations if a data center were ever to come to this city. Now, we're talking about this property off of Highway 6. It's the This data center would replace the old Fingerhut warehouse at the mouth of Spanish Fork"
- Clip 2 · 0:49 Jeff Chavez, Chief Executive Officer, Volition Developer Representative In support auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid
Volition CEO Jeff Chavez addresses the Spanish Fork City Council regarding the proposed data center at the former Fingerhut warehouse site.
"large development of new homes there. Provo based company Volition wants to put a center right there, and CEO Jeff Chavez insists their facilities are different in design, structure, and approval process. >> The whole reason why we engaged uh as a company was to address the hotly contested"
- Clip 3 · 1:17 Spanish Fork City Council Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water Noise
Spanish Fork City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
">> Tonight, Volition went through major concerns around data centers and talked about how theirs operates. Chavez says Volition centers bring their own power. He said they would never connect to or impact the power grid. They use natural gas to power the fuel cell. And when it comes to noise, he said their cooling system is the loudest piece of equipment they have, and it's indoors. He also said they have a closed loop water"
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