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New Orleans City Planning Commission
Coverage of New Orleans City Planning Commission in the Nexus archive.
- City Planning Commission defers data center recommendations again, citing new concerns with water
The New Orleans City Planning Commission voted to defer adopting zoning recommendations for data centers due to new concerns, particularly related to water usage. This decision followed a protest rally and public comment period where citizens raised alarms about utility rates and the strain on vital resources. Updated recommendations discussed included spacing facilities 500 feet from residential areas and implementing specific water use thresholds.