Mandan Planning and Zoning Commission, August 24, 2026
Recommends approval: Recommendation of approval of data center ordinance Section 101-11-12 as amended, unanimous
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The Mandan Planning and Zoning Commission approved 91% of 11 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Ellen Huber (1 of 14 recorded votes).
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On August 24, 2026, the Mandan Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of Recommendation of approval of data center ordinance Section 101-11-12 as amended (unanimous).
The Mandan Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on a draft data center ordinance (Section 101-11-12) that would classify data centers as Industrial Group B, permitted in MB and MX districts with a conditional use permit, and impose noise, vibration, decommissionin…
- Jurisdiction
- Bismarck, ND
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- August 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
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A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsRecommendation of approval of data center
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Amendment of draft data center ordinance with six changes
Commission voted to amend the draft data center ordinance (Section 101-11-12) with six changes: (1) PFAS-free coolants (Section 5 A1); (2) NDA bans (Section 4A); (3) supplementary minimum setback of 5 feet between data center structures and equipment (Section 5A); (4) strict school thresholds...
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Key Decisions (2)
Amendment of draft data center ordinance with six changes
Recommendation of approval of data center ordinance Section 101-11-12 as amended
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Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Data center power demand is a live concern in Mandan,…
Infrastructure
The proposed ordinance requires data centers to fund 110% of…
Commercial Demand
Stark Power Ltd is actively pursuing a hyperscale data center…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Commissioner, 2 Staff, 13 Public, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Jarek, Staff.
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Zoning terms (16)
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- zoning (29 timestamps)
- land use (6 timestamps)
- residential (27 timestamps)
- overlay district (3 timestamps)
- commercial (9 timestamps)
- industrial (24 timestamps)
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