Liz Cabrera
9:55 - 10:45
"It's kind of like why, why we are bringing up the data center ordinance is so there is some guidelines for what is allowed and what is not allowed as far as data centers. That's the whole reason to discuss it now, because if there's nothing in place, then if somebody wants to put one on industrial property, there's nothing to stop them."
“It's kind of like why, why we are bringing up the data center ordinance is so there is some guidelines for what is allowed and what is not allowed as far as data centers. That's the whole reason to discuss it now, because if there's nothing in place, then if somebody wants to put one on industrial property, there's nothing to stop them.”
- Speaker
- Liz Cabrera
- Timestamp
- 9:55 – 10:45
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Petersburg
- Captured at
- August 11, 2026
From the transcript
Liz, I haven't actually looked at anything because I haven't had anything to look at and respond to, so It's— I get my understanding is generally all uses, unless they're specifically prohibited, are allowed in industrial. And that's the way that the code has been interpreted. So that's probably just sort of off the cuff here. It's kind of like why, why we are bringing up the data center ordinance is so there is some guidelines for what is allowed and what is not allowed as far as data centers. That's the whole reason to discuss it now, because if there's nothing in place, then if somebody wants to put one on industrial property, there's nothing to stop them.
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