Front Royal pauses new data-center applications while town rewrites its rules
Front Royal has imposed a temporary 90-day pause on new data-center applications while the Planning Commission develops possible zoning language for Town Council review.
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Stanhope schedules July 28 hearings on New Street bond and affordable-housing zoning
Stanhope Borough Council has scheduled July 28 public hearings on a $125,000 New Street improvement appropriation and a proposed revision to the borough’s affordable-housing overlay-zone ordinance.
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Sweetwater commissioners review community-center bids, financing and zoning action
A June 18 Sweetwater meeting put community-center bids, financing options and final-reading action on Ordinance No. 1066 before city commissioners.
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Chapel Hill sets August, September review for draft land-use rewrite
Chapel Hill has released a draft land-use ordinance rewrite and scheduled four public-review sessions at the public library on Aug. 17 and Sept. 10.
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Murfreesboro Municipal Election Set for Thursday, Aug. 6
Murfreesboro voters are scheduled to choose mayoral and City Council leadership Aug. 6, with growth, roads, zoning and public safety among key issues.
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Midland Council to Hear 20.15-Acre Housing Rezoning Request
Midland City Council is scheduled to consider an Aug. 11 request to rezone 20.15 acres near Arlington Road and Deauville Boulevard for housing.
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Waltham Council Overrides Veto on Bay Colony Zoning Change
Waltham’s council overrode a mayoral veto of zoning tied to the Bay Colony and BXP Waltham Woods redevelopment proposal, which could allow up to 1,200 homes.
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Lexington council’s South Broadway zoning case advances toward Aug. 26 hearing
Lexington approved a South Broadway-area zone change July 2 for a proposed high-density, student-oriented housing project, but final development approval remains ahead and planners still want answers on transit, sidewalks, design and parking.
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Bloomington Planning Commission sets Aug. 26 data-center forum
Bloomington will hold a 5 p.m. Aug. 26 public forum at the BCPA as officials develop rules for qualifying large data centers during a six-month moratorium.
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Moreno Valley’s Bay & Day Commerce Center reaches final environmental-review stage
Moreno Valley lists a July 2026 Final EIR for a proposed industrial building at Day Street and Bay Avenue, but zoning, parcel-consolidation and plot-plan approvals remain pending.
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Colfax County to Hear Proposal for Commercial Composting Facility Near Schuyler
Colfax County commissioners will hear public testimony August 11 on Midwest Soilogix LLC applications for a proposed commercial composting facility on Road 7 north of Road F.
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Murfreesboro Planning Commission to Consider Outdoor Paddle-Sport Zoning Rules
Murfreesboro’s Planning Commission is scheduled to hear proposed zoning changes for outdoor paddle-sport facilities at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at City Hall.
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Honolulu Planning Commission to hear Central YMCA zone-change request
The Honolulu Planning Commission will hear a request to rezone the Central YMCA site at 401 Atkinson Drive, reducing its height limit from 350 feet to 150 feet.
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Deadline arrives for arguments on Lake Havasu City’s 2026 General Plan ballot measure
Arguments for or against Lake Havasu City’s 2026 General Plan must be filed by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, for the November 3 voter-ratification election.
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Bethlehem considers new zoning rules for data centers
Bethlehem is considering rules that would require case-by-case review, extensive infrastructure and environmental studies, and wide setbacks for proposed data centers.
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Newton Planning Director Nominee Would Oversee Development Reviews Affecting Upper Falls
Mayor Marc Laredo’s July 16 nomination of Catherine M. Feerick would fill Newton’s planning leadership vacancy if confirmed by the City Council. Upper Falls residents are watching because the department handles development review tied to Northland and the recently approved Thurston Road project.
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Lakewood’s Proposed Zoning Changes Head to City Council After April Vote
Lakewood’s proposed 2026 comprehensive-plan, zoning-map and development-regulation amendments are scheduled for council review Aug. 10, a public hearing Aug. 17 and planned action Sept. 2.
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Layton council to consider Amber Lane rezone near 1550 West
Layton officials will hold an Aug. 6 public hearing on a proposal to rezone approximately 1.73 acres near 75 North and 1550 West from agricultural to residential-suburban zoning.
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Ellensburg’s 2046 Comprehensive Plan Moves Toward Revised Drafts After July Review
Ellensburg has completed its main July review of a proposed 2026-2046 comprehensive plan and draft environmental impact statement. City staff are incorporating feedback before tentative Planning Commission and City Council review dates later this year.
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Marietta council delays Powers Ferry data-center vote as moratorium takes effect
Marietta City Council tabled a vote on Prime Storage’s proposed Powers Ferry data facility while temporarily barring new city data-center rezoning and permit applications through December 31, 2026.
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Hamilton City Council to Hear Hogan Farm Rezoning Proposal Aug. 12
Hamilton City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Aug. 12 on a proposed zoning-map amendment affecting 2921 Tylersville Road and three listed parcels.
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El Paso City Council approves first data-center policy framework
El Paso approved a policy framework for future hyperscale data centers, recommending special permits, public review, resource disclosures and developer-cost protections while leaving implementation to later council action.