Front Royal can’t prevent data centers from coming, but the town can regulate the facilities now sprouting up across the state.

A majority of the Planning Commission on Wednesday endorsed proposed changes to the zoning ordinance that sets regulations and performance standards for data centers. Data centers would be allowed only in the Industrial Employment District with a special-use permit.

Chairwoman Connie Marshner, Vice Chairman Allen Neel and commissioners Andrew Brooks and Teresa Fedorycka voted in favor of sending proposed changes to the zoning ordinance about data centers to the Town Council with a recommendation of approval. Commissioner Megan Marrazzo voted against the motion.

Fedorycka said she was impressed by the attention paid to noise and vibration in the proposed regulat

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