Data Centers Are Their Own Land Use
Do not force a hyperscale campus into office, warehouse, or generic industrial categories.
Traditional zoning buckets miss the operational profile
POWER USE COOLING
POWER GENERATION
CAMPUS SCALE
continuous large load MW scale + phasing
mechanical yards water / air / closed-loop
backup or temporary generators / BESS / islanded generation
multi-building buildout over several years
Planning lesson:
Define data centers separately, then decide scale tiers, approval path, and required information before the first application arrives.
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