Board of Commissioners, October 13, 2026
Votes on Data center SLUP code amendment and utility presentations
What happened
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners held the first public hearing on its 2026 code amendment package, including a new data center special land use permit (SLUP) framework (definition >30,000 sq ft or >3 MW, LI/HI only, 5-30 acre lots, closed-loop cooling, decommissioning bond)…
- Jurisdiction
- Cobb County, GA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 13, 2026
- Decisions
- 12 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 12
First public hearing on 2026 code amendment package (Chapters 2-134)
First public hearing on county code amendments: ADUs by SLUP (max 850 sq ft/50% of primary, one story, rear yard, owner-occupied, tied utility meters); single-family definition raising unrelated adults (Planning Commission recommended a smaller increase), outdoor vehicles 4 to 5; family definition change (PC recommended keeping fourth-degree language); purpose-built student housing standards (2 bedrooms = 1 unit, max 60 units/acre, parking 1 per 2 bedrooms); data center definition and SLUP standards in LI/HI; fuel-dispensing uses 600 ft from sensitive uses and 1,000 ft from each other; housing incentive program (min $10M, 50 units, 20% at 80% AMI, permit fee waivers); Strategic Business Investment Program; TAD policy; by-right traffic study thresholds (3,000 daily/250 peak-hour trips); package store 2,500-ft spacing; Battery open container district expansion to Henry Towers; vape retailer licensing; nuisance/junk vehicle rules; Chapter 86 trespass rules. Non-discrimination ordinance (86-66 through 78) and 83-4 to 83-7 pulled. No vote; second hearing and vote October 27.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners held the first public hearing on its 2026 code amendment package, including a new data center special land use permit (SLUP) framework (definition >30,000 sq ft or >3 MW, LI/HI only, 5-30 acre lots, closed-loop cooling, decommissioning bond)…
Key Decisions (12)
First public hearing on 2026 code amendment package (Chapters 2-134)
Data center SLUP code amendment and utility presentations
Add non-agenda item 46: Planning Commission/BZA appointment
Consent agenda
Kenwood Road drainage repairs contract
Schaefer Road Sidewalk Phase 2 contract
LMIG resurfacing grant application FY27
MOA with Cobb County Marietta Water Authority, South Gordon Rd at Pisgah Rd
Georgia Power utility relocation, Johnson Ferry Rd at Shallowford Rd
Transportation priority project grant applications
Accela subscription licenses
Webex cloud migration with Computer Center Inc.
Development Activity (1)
Henry Towers
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Cobb County data center moratorium continues; proposed SLUP rules limit…
Infrastructure
Cobb-Marietta Water Authority has 173 MGD capacity vs 97 MGD…
Commercial Demand
Proposed 600-ft/1,000-ft fuel station spacing rule drew industry opposition as…
Housing Demand
Proposed ADU and unrelated-occupancy expansions face strong opposition from neighborhoods…
Who Spoke (36)
On the record: 4 commissioners, 6 staff members, 5 witnesses, and 8 members of the public.
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