New Braunfels Ends By-Right Data Centers With Strict Permit, Aquifer Rules

New Braunfels planners have drafted a zoning amendment that would strip data centers of their by-right status in the city's heaviest industrial districts, forcing every project through a City Council special use permit while imposing 500-foot setbacks from homes, a 55-decibel noise cap and a flat ban over the Edwards Aquifer's recharge and contributing zones.