Utah County Planning Commission Regular Meeting

1. Clip 1 · 2:29:02 Bryce Armstrong, Associate Director of Community Development, Utah County Board & Planning Staff Procedural auto captions, unchecked

   Zoning

   Staff explains why the Utah County Commission remanded the proposed Data Center Overlay Zone text amendment back to the Planning Commission for expanded environmental and infrastructure standards.

   "So, as the commission is aware, this item is um returning to you. Um it was continued from our last meeting. Um the uh county commission asked that the staff look at uh specific items in the ordinance regard regarding data centers. Um Those items included um feedback from interested parties and um"

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2. Clip 2 · 2:31:06 Bryce Armstrong, Associate Director of Community Development, Utah County Board & Planning Staff Procedural auto captions, unchecked

   Zoning Water Power & Grid

   Staff enters into the record 21 written public comments opposing the Data Center Overlay Zone in unincorporated Utah County and near Fairfield over water and power impacts.

   "did um receive many comments. Um most were in opposition to having um a uh data center ordinance or allowing data centers. Um just to be clear um um of to the date that uh staff or Planning Commission directed staff to receive comments. The majority of the comments were"

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3. Clip 3 · 3:19:24 Seth Cox, Commissioner, Utah County Planning Commission Board & Planning Staff Questioning auto captions, unchecked

   Water Zoning

   Commissioners and staff specify that any data center applicant must fund an independent third party licensed engineer study verifying zero adverse impact on municipal and private water wells.

   "engineer. And then we can have again third party review that, um a licensed engineer at the county's choosing to review that, and then the data center has to the applicant or data center will have to pay for that review. So, it's not um done by or that the county doesn't have to pay for it. So, we do have that re- uh reporting requirement, and then if uh they are"

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