Data center zoning setbacks

A nurse practitioner on Wilson Road cited peer-reviewed research on diesel generator pollution from Google's 78 generators, PJM grid-stress testimony, and Ohio Rev. Code 709.023, urging setbacks of at least 1,000 feet, air pollution controls, and independent property-line air monitoring as a condition of any annexation.

Said effective setbacks are the single most important local protection for Wilson Road residents and warned council not to let Google lock in existing zoning through a swift pre-annexation agreement while protections stall in committee.

A Royalton Road resident described cooling towers, security lighting, construction dust 'berms' and constant industrial hum near his home, asking for 1,000-foot setbacks, independent noise monitoring, real acoustic barriers and enforceable penalties.

A Wilson Road landowner since 1987 who planted thousands of trees and built her own home said the quiet country life is gone, and asked council to adopt zoning regulations suitable for data centers to protect all Lancaster neighbors.