Description
A proposed text amendment to the Land Development Code creating the city's first dedicated data center regulations — size caps, location restrictions, noise and ratepayer protections, and public hearing requirements. Continued to August 6 with no vote taken.
Impact summary
These rules will decide where large data centers can be built, what standards they must meet, and who pays if one is abandoned.
Applicant
- Name
- Louisville Metro
At a glance
- Hearings
- 6
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 6
Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 3, 2026.
Meeting timeline (6)
Planning and Zoning Committee — November 3, 2026
The city's first rules for data centers remain in committee, with open questions on accessory data centers, telecommunications hotels, internet exchange point amendments, and decommissioning plans.
Planning and Zoning Committee — September 15, 2026
Proposed data center regulations — a 500,000-square-foot cap, M1 zoning and form-district limits, conditional use permits for larger facilities, separations from sensitive uses, and utility cost protections — were presented and postponed for further committee work.
Planning Commission — August 20, 2026
A citywide rewrite of the Land Development Code to regulate data centers; commissioners worked through dozens of changes and continued the case to September 3 before making a recommendation to Metro Council.
Planning Commission — August 6, 2026
A proposed rewrite of the land development code to add specific rules for data centers — size caps, zoning restrictions, noise and buffer standards, and utility protections. The public hearing was opened and then continued to August 10 with no vote.
Planning Commission — August 5, 2026
A proposed text amendment to the Land Development Code creating the city's first dedicated data center regulations — size caps, location restrictions, noise and ratepayer protections, and public hearing requirements. Continued to August 6 with no vote taken.
Planning Commission — July 27, 2026
A proposed rewrite of the land development code to specifically regulate data centers — capping size, restricting locations, and adding hearing, buffer, noise, disclosure, and wage requirements. First of several public hearings; no recommendation yet.
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