500,000-square-foot Cap and Potential Loopholes
Summary
The draft hard-caps data centers at 500,000 square feet with no relief available. Councilman Piagentini warned developers may just build to the max every time — or game the cap with extra-tall floors — and asked staff to close the stacking loophole.
At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
A hard cap could push every application toward the maximum allowable size, raising the stakes of each approval.
Neighbors of data centers, who avoid hyperscale facilities beyond the cap.
Owners of existing data centers wanting to expand, who may need rezonings and CUP approvals to do so.
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