The Harmony City Council tabled a proposed data center ordinance Tuesday over the wording of its sound regulations. KTTC confirmed this information with Harmony Mayor-elect Kerry Kingsley.
The council will take up the proposal at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
The delay follows the Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval of a draft ordinance on Oct. 28. During that public hearing, residents raised concerns about noise, quality of life and environmental impacts.
The draft would allow data centers, data center campuses and cryptocurrency mining facilities only in an Industrial Technology zoning district. Each would require a conditional use permit.
The proposal calls for noise studies before and after construction, as well as annual and quarterly studies during operation. Facilities would also have to comply with Minnesota noise standards and use sound mitigation measures.
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