Round Rock City Council approved a rezoning of property adjacent to the Dell Technologies global headquarters, which will be occupied by Switch's data center, July 22.
Two plots of land totaling 35.71 acres, adjacent to Dell, were approved for rezoning to a planned unit development, or PUD, from commercial C-1 by the council in a unanimous vote. The PUD zoning was recommended by the Round Rock Planning and Zoning Commission, Planning and Development Services Director Brad Wiseman said, because the city does not have a zoning designation for data centers.
"This just makes it clear that the use would be allowed on the property, basically creating a customized zoning district to allow for the data center," Wiseman said at the council's packet meeting July 20.
The two plots are on either side of an existing Dell facility, according to planning materials from the meeting packet. These plans also show that the facility would have a height not to exceed 80 feet and perimeter or screening walls no taller than 20 feet. These masonry fences will be required to provide a finished face to public rights of way and adjacent properties without obstructing visibility at street intersections.
