After a brief discussion, the Warrenton Planning and Zoning Commission approved the preliminary and final plat for the Warrenton Data Center at its June 4 meeting.
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After a brief discussion, the Warrenton Planning and Zoning Commission approved the preliminary and final plat for the Warrenton Data Center at its June 4 meeting.
The plat calls for three separate lots. Lot 1 is a 325.04 acre lot, which will contain two 805,000-square foot data center buildings and an electrical substation previously approved by the Warrenton Board of Aldermen. Lot 2 is 11.05 acres and is located in the northwest portion of the site. This lot will contain an electrical switchyard for on-site power distribution, which will be designed and constructed by Ameren. The final lot is 1.12 acres and will contain a variety of easements.
The board of aldermen had previously approved the site plan and conditional use permit for the data center during its Jan. 20 meeting.
The proposed conditional use permit before the board of aldermen included two specific conditions which had been previously approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission Jan. 8. Those conditions were the requirement to incorporate additional trees into the landscape plan whether by retaining existing trees or including additional trees. The second condition was to explore whether it would be feasible to reduce the color temperature of all outdoor lighting to 3,000 K or lower and whether it is feasible to reduce the height of light poles to 20 feet.
In addition to these conditions, the board of aldermen unanimously approved three additional conditions. One was to require a maximum of 60 dBA (A-weighted decibels) and 70 dBC (C-weighted decibels at the property line). The other was a requirement that all outside lighting on the property be dimmed by 70 percent and to only remain on for 30 seconds after activated by motion sensors. The third requirement was to move the six generators that were originally planned to be on the east and west sides of the two data center buildings (three on the east and three on the west) in the middle of the two structures.
During the June 4 meeting, the commission approved the preliminary and final plat 8-0.
