Long-range Planning
Ordinance 2026-01 - Data Centers
The County is considering an ordinance to define data centers in Chapter 23, Zoning, of the Weld County Code and specify where they are allowed. The proposed definition is “A building or buildings used to house information technology or telecommunications equipment with which digital information is processed, transferred, and/or stored. A data center may include associated ancillary structures, including but not limited to, offices, security buildings, cooling water tanks, and backup power systems with a total capacity of less than fifty (50) megawatts.”
The ordinance would allow data centers in Industrial zone districts with approval of a Site Plan Review or in the Agricultural zone district with approval of a Use by Special Review, as long as the property is not within a subdivision or historic townsite. County zoning only applies outside of incorporated cities and towns.
The Planning Commission will review Ordinance 2026-01(PDF, 75KB) and make a recommendation on February 3rd at its regular 1:30 p.m. meeting. The Board of County Commissioners will consider the ordinance on January 26, February 9, and February 23 at its regular 9:00 a.m. meetings.
If you have any questions or comments about the ordinance, please contact Jim Flesher, Long Range Planner, at jflesher@weld.gov or at (970) 400-3552. You can also Submit your Question and we will be happy to answer your questions.
Ordinance 2026-02 - Land Use Process
The County is considering an ordinance to revise the procedures in the Weld County Code for certain types of land use applications, including Change of Zone, Use by Special Review, Site Plan Reviews, and divisions of land. The ordinance will not change the standards related to whether these cases are approved, but the steps taken to process the application are somewhat different. For example, rather than waiting until approval of an application to review the map that needs to be recorded, staff now informs the applicant or their representative of required map corrections earlier in the process.
Ordinance 2026-02(PDF, 579KB) will be reviewed by the Planning Commission on February 3rd at its regular 1:30 p.m. meeting. The Board of County Commissioners will consider the ordinance on February 18, March 4, and March 18 at its regular 9:00 a.m. meetings.
If you have any questions or comments about the ordinance , please contact Jim Flesher, Long Range Planner, at jflesher@weld.gov or at (970) 400-3552. You can also Submit your Question and we will be happy to answer your questions.