Fair Oaks Ranch is considering a rule that would require a Special Use Permit for data centers in the Logistics Zone District, with a public hearing and first council reading scheduled for Sept. 3.
Any developer seeking to build a data center in Fair Oaks Ranch’s Logistics Zone District would face a public, case-specific council review before the use could proceed. That would replace the current treatment of data centers as an unlisted use with an explicit place and approval path in the city code.
The proposed use table marks data centers as a special use in the Logistics district and as not permitted in the city’s other listed districts. The draft definition covers enterprise, colocation, hyperscale, edge and modular facilities.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held an Aug. 13 public hearing and recommended the wider amendment package. The same package addresses hemp and kratom retailers, manufactured housing, religious institutions, political signs and outdoor lighting; Comal.News previously examined the proposed 500-foot retail buffer.
The consequential questions now concern implementation: how many Logistics parcels could host the use and what information about power demand, water, noise or backup generation applicants would submit. The posted ordinance does not decide those questions for a particular project because no project application is before the council in this item.
The hearing begins at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 3 in the Public Safety Training Room at 7286 Dietz Elkhorn Road. The agenda directs speakers to sign the attendance roster and limits comments to five minutes. If the ordinance advances, its draft lists Sept. 17 for the second and final reading.