Data Centers LDC Text Amendment
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
The rules would shape where and how large data centers can be built in Louisville — but the existing million-square-foot Camp Ground Road facility would be grandfathered.
Applicant
- Name
- Louisville Metro
At a glance
- Hearings
- 5
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 5
Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (5)
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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