Anonymous client asks Eugene about data center at former Hynix campus
An anonymous company is seeking to redevelop Eugene's former Hynix campus for potential data center use. The company has submitted a zone verification request to the City of Eugene, asking if a data center is permitted under the current E-1 Campus Employment zoning. The city's Planning and Development Department is currently reviewing the request, which is the first of its kind for this zone.
An anonymous company is looking to redevelop the former Hynix campus in West Eugene, Oregon, potentially for data center, manufacturing, and research and development uses. On July 14th, Eugene land use lawyer Bill Close submitted a zone verification request to the City of Eugene on behalf of this unnamed client. The request seeks to determine whether a data center would be permitted under the site's current E-1 Campus Employment zoning.
The City's Planning and Development Department confirmed they are reviewing the request, noting it is not unusual for zoning inquiries to come from anonymous parties. The department will review the Eugene city code to make a recommendation on whether the proposed use is allowed, requires a special permit, or is prohibited. Officials stated this is the first such request for a data center in the E-1 zone.
The roughly 200-acre campus is zoned E-1 for large industrial and office-based employers, intended to support economic development while limiting impacts like noise and pollution. There is no set timeline for the Planning Department to determine if the data center proposal meets these restrictions. The department plans to release responses to frequently asked questions and make its official decision publicly available.