Prohibit Data Centers Initiative

PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT CITY OF PATASKALA

A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.

Article XI, Section 11.09. Prohibiting of a Data Center

(A) The construction of a data center is hereby prohibited.

(B) As used in this Section, "construction" shall mean the erection of one or more buildings, infrastructure, facilities, and related activities, which include preparations and modifications for same, for a common purpose.

(C) As used in this Section, "data center" shall mean one or more buildings or physical facilities or infrastructure, located on a single real property parcel or on contiguous, adjacent, or otherwise aggregated real property parcels that:

(1) Are used primarily or exclusively for digital information services such as the management, storage, processing, and dissemination of electronic data and information through the use of computer systems, servers, networking equipment, and related components, including equipment cooling systems; and

(2) Has an aggregate monthly demand or peak load of greater than twenty-five (25) megawatts, however derived from any energy source, or combination thereof.

(D) This Section is self-executing. Shall Article XI of the City of Pataskala Charter be amended to add Section 11.09 (Prohibition of a Data Center), thereby prohibiting the construction of a data center within the City limits, effective immediately.