The Columbia, Missouri Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to meet Sept. 10, 2026, at 701 E Broadway, with a published agenda that includes proposed revisions to the city’s Unified Development Code (UDC) addressing data center use-specific standards and conditional use permit criteria, according to the published agenda.
The agenda item falls under “Old Business” and references a staff report to the Planning and Zoning Commission along with a PowerPoint presentation titled “Data Centers – Water,” according to the published agenda. The agenda also lists minutes from an August 6, 2026 work session as an attachment.
For residents, the agenda matters because it concerns how the city’s zoning code would define and regulate data center facilities, including the specific standards used to evaluate conditional use permits for such projects, according to the published agenda. The inclusion of a water-focused presentation indicates that water use associated with data centers is part of the material to be presented to the commission, according to the published agenda.
- Meeting date: September 10, 2026
- Location: 701 E Broadway, Columbia, MO
- Agenda item: UDC Revisions – Data Centers – Use Specific Standards & Conditional Use Permit Criteria
- Attachments: Staff Report to Planning and Zoning Commission; “Data Centers – Water” PowerPoint; August 6, 2026 Work Session Minutes
- Listed under: V. Old Business
The Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to consider the UDC revisions and review the staff report and water-related presentation as part of the Sept. 10 meeting, according to the published agenda. The agenda does not indicate a final vote outcome, as the meeting has not yet occurred.
Residents can review the full agenda and attached staff report and presentation materials through the city’s Legistar portal. Members of the public wishing to participate may attend the meeting at 701 E Broadway or follow the city’s standard public comment procedures for Planning and Zoning Commission meetings, according to the published agenda.
Official source: the published record