New Braunfels Planning Commission voted 7-0 Nov. 4 to recommend data-center code changes that would tie a proposed residential setback to current dwellings.
The recommended revision would make current dwellings the reference point for the proposed residential setback. That wording is the consequential change for homeowners near a future proposed data-center site: it determines which residences the recommended rule would use when a setback is applied. The commission's action sends a recommendation to City Council; the proposed rule still awaits council consideration.
From the source record
Public Hearing on Proposed Data Center Ordinance Amendment • New BraunfelsCity of New Braunfels ↗
What the proposed rules cover
The Oct. 28 staff packet proposed allowing data centers in M-2 and M-2A districts through a Type 2 special use permit. A permit requirement would put a proposed facility through a project-specific review under the draft rules. The commission's setback recommendation concerns one part of that broader code proposal, rather than permission for a particular data center to begin operating. Readers can inspect the proposed uses and standards in the Planning Commission meeting packet.
The staff report lists utility letters and a noise study among the proposed application materials. Those requirements describe how a future applicant would document a project for review. They do not establish that a specific site has applied, satisfied the standards or received a permit.
What council considers next
The city's notice identifies Nov. 9 as the first City Council reading. Its public hearing notice gives residents a route to review the proposed amendment before that reading.
The verified Planning Commission outcome also lists Nov. 16 for council consideration. The next council packet and the resulting public action will establish the text placed before council and whether the recommended setback wording survives. For homeowners and prospective applicants, those records are the next check on how the rule would actually operate.