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I-2(CD) to I-2(CD) SPA Rezoning Amendment for 3 Million SF Data Center and Telecommunications Facility

  • When: 2025/05/06
  • Address: Approximately 156.23 acres located south of I-85, east of Moores Chapel Road, and west of Sam Wilson Road, Charlotte, NC
  • City: Charlotte
  • State: NC
  • Category: Project Amendments
  • Subcategory: Development Plan Amendment
  • Asset Class: Commercial
  • Property Type: Data Centers
  • Size (SF): 3,000,000 SF
  • New Zoning: I-2(CD) SPA (General Industrial, Conditional, Site Plan Amendment)
  • New Zoning Description: Allows up to 3,000,000 square feet for telecommunications and data storage facilities
  • Previous Zoning: I-2(CD) (General Industrial, Conditional)
  • Previous Zoning Description: Allowed up to 1,530,000 square feet of warehousing and industrial uses
  • Planning Department: True

This petition proposes a site plan amendment to an existing I-2(CD) zoning for a 156.23-acre vacant site. The amendment allows for the development of up to 3,000,000 square feet for telecommunications and data storage facilities, an increase from the previously approved 1,530,000 square feet for warehousing and industrial uses under rezoning petition 2020-049. The project is committed to constructing all buildings to a LEED Silver minimum standard and utilizing a closed-loop cooling system for data center use. The proposed changes also reduce the total building phases to two. The Zoning Committee voted 7-0 to recommend approval of this petition, finding it consistent with the 2040 Policy Map's recommendation for Manufacturing & Logistics Place Type. The site will include buffers for adjacent residential neighborhoods and retain all previous commitments. The location near I-85, Wilkinson Blvd, and the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport provides excellent regional access for large-scale industrial development.

Source

Ownership - Digital Moores Chapel LLC


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