Sioux Falls to hold joint data center meeting tonight
The Lincoln County Commission and Sioux Falls City Council will hold a joint public meeting about data centers in Sioux Falls. Officials will review current zoning rules, hear community concerns and take public comment.
The Lincoln County Commission and Sioux Falls City Council are scheduled to meet jointly at Carnegie Town Hall in Sioux Falls to discuss data center development. Dakota State University will provide an overview of data center definitions and operations, followed by a briefing from Sioux Falls Planning & Development staff on zoning ordinances affecting such facilities.
Officials will also meet with members of the public in small groups before reconvening to discuss concerns and accept additional public comments. Under current rules, data centers are permitted in the city’s I-1 light industrial and I-2 heavy industrial zoning districts, subject to required standards.