Falmouth Town Meeting is scheduled to vote Sept. 8, 2026, on an article that would add a formal definition of “Data Center” to the town’s zoning code, according to the published agenda.
The article proposes amending Chapter 240, Zoning, of the Code of Falmouth by inserting a new definition into section 240-3.2. According to the agenda text, the proposed definition describes a Data Center as “a facility, or portion thereof, primarily designed or used to house computer servers and related” equipment. The agenda also references related terms including colocation and hyperscale.
The matter is relevant to residents because it would establish, for the first time in the town’s zoning bylaw, an explicit regulatory category for data center facilities. Adding such a definition to Chapter 240 could affect how future data center or colocation proposals are reviewed under Falmouth’s zoning rules, according to the agenda.
- Meeting date: Sept. 8, 2026, in Falmouth, Massachusetts
- Type: Public Town Meeting
- Proposed action: Insert new “Data Center” definition into Chapter 240, Zoning, section 240-3.2
- Related terms cited in agenda: colocation, hyperscale
- Source: Official agenda published on the Falmouth town website
The article is listed on the official Town Meeting agenda for consideration by voters at the Sept. 8, 2026 session. No vote has yet occurred, and Town Meeting is scheduled to consider the proposed zoning amendment as part of its warrant.
Residents seeking to weigh in on the proposed zoning change can attend the Sept. 8, 2026 Town Meeting in Falmouth. The full agenda and article text are available through the town’s AgendaCenter on the Falmouth, MA government website.
Official source: the published record