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Columbia County leaders are drafting a new ordinance to create a specific zoning category for data centers.

Residents have expressed concerns over a potential $11 billion data center's environmental impact and effect on the area's rural character.

The draft ordinance is scheduled to be reviewed by the county's Planning Commission on November 6.

As Columbia County residents weigh the merits and drawbacks of an $11 billion data center possibly coming to the area, county leaders want to codify such developments in a class by themselves.

Recently disclosed documents show a draft of a proposed new ordinance to create a new zoning category to set limits on a data center's size, property setbacks and road access.

Data centers securely store and manage massive amounts o

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