OtherRecommended approval (Jun 2026) · Council outcome not on record

Section 250-340 Data Centers text amendment

Oldham County

Description

Revised data center regulations allowing data centers in C-4, I-1, I-2, and IPD were amended and recommended 11-0 to Fiscal Court for hearings August 4 and August 18.

Impact summary

Sets the ground rules for where and how data centers of all sizes could ever build in Oldham County, with large facilities still allowed in IPD over strong public objection.

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval (Jun 2026) · Council outcome not on record11–0, unanimous

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Jun 23, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jun 23, 2026Recommended approval 11–0

Oldham County Planning Commission — June 23, 2026

Revised data center regulations allowing data centers in C-4, I-1, I-2, and IPD were amended and recommended 11-0 to Fiscal Court for hearings August 4 and August 18.

Related issues (1)

Data center regulations

After three-plus hours of testimony, the court rejected the proposed data center rules 5-4 and kept the moratorium, ordering a consultant to help rewrite them. Critics cited missing decommissioning bonds, weak noise standards, and large data centers still being allowed in IPD zones.

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