CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider the request for approval of a conditional use for a data center, variances for parking and equipment screening wall height, and an Owner's Acknowledgement and Acceptance Agreement for the property located at 1960 Lucent Lane (Karis Critical Data Center) - DEV-0057-2025
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered the Petitioner's request on the following dates: August 20, 2025; September 3, 2025; October 15, 2025; November 5, 2025; and November 19, 2025. On November 19, 2025, the PZC voted to recommend approval of the Petitioner's request (approved 8-1).
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of approximately 20 acres of a larger parcel of approximately 41 acres of vacant land located at 1960 Lucent Lane. It is currently zoned ORI (Office, Research and Light Industry District) and is located along the City's I-88/Diehl Road corridor. The I-88/Diehl Road corridor is largely developed with buildings used for office or institutional purposes though there are three residential neighborhoods in the area (Naper Commons, Danada Woods, and unincorporated Indian Hill Woods). If development of the subject property proceeds, it will be assigned an address of 1936 Lucent Lane.
Karis Critical Member, LLC proposes development of an approximately 211,160 square foot data center on the subject property that will be used for computer systems and associated components that process and distribute large amounts of data. While there will be only one data center, it may be constructed in phases, with Phase 1 consisting of approximately 145,000 square feet and, full buildout with Phase 2, occurring in the future as depicted in the attached plans. To develop the subject property with a data center the Petitioner requests approval of:
1. A conditional use pursuant to Section 6-8B-3 of the C...
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