That's the residential setback in the city's draft data-center ordinance.
It is not enough. Here's what the data shows.
—parcels meet the geometric tests today, as currently configured
—more become geometrically eligible after a one-lot administrative subdivision
—homes would sit within 1,000 ft of a possible data center site
Note: These are zone-compatible parcels — the sites where the geometry
allows a data center under the draft ordinance. Every site still requires
a Board of Zoning Appeals special-exception approval, plus noise,
vibration, environmental, and utility-capacity review before anything
is built.
Layers
I-2 zoning Buildable patch Building envelope Strict-eligible parcel Home protected if setback raised to 500 ft DC site lost if setback raised to 500 ft Your address
How close could a data center be to your home?
The case for 500 feet
A minimum setback of 500 feet mitigates potential harm to thousands more residents while preserving viable industrial sites.
Raising the setback to 500 ft leaves
— compliant data-center sites in
Johnson City — concentrated in the city's heavy-industrial corridors.
Raising it to 1,000 ft leaves
—. A setback increase protects thousands of residents without eliminating site viability.
Homes within…
…of a possible DC at 200 ft (proposed)
…at 500 ft
…at 1,000 ft
Numbers in the 500 ft and 1,000 ft columns show how many homes
would remain within that distance of any possible data-center
site if the city tightened the setback. Lower = better.