Councilmember Horton's plan to regulate data centers gets positive feedback

State of play: The Planning Commission will weigh in on the legislation, including the staff's proposed changes, at its meeting on Thursday.

• Horton's legislation would regulate sound, water, power usage and light emitted from data centers. Importantly, it would require new data centers to be located a safe distance from residential areas and other sensitive properties like the Nashville Zoo.
• The planning staff also suggested centers be located at least a half-mile from Choose How You Move transit corridors.

What's next: A town hall meeting about data centers is planned for Wednesday at 6pm at the South Nashville Action People office located at 1224 Martin Street.

• The Planning Commission takes place Thursday at 4pm.
• Metro Council will then take up the legislation at its next meeting in July.

Go deeper: Read the planning staff's analysis of Horton's proposal