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NOTICE OF SCRIVENER'S ERROR
The Town of Marana is recording a SCRIVENER'S ERROR for Marana Ordinance No.
2024.029. The Ordinance was originally recorded on 12/26/2024 at Sequence No.
20243610230 in the Pima County Recorder's Office. The Ordinance was recorded without
Exhibit A Resolution No. 2024-108.
This Scrivener's Error reflects the correction by adding Exhibit A Resolution No. 2024-
108.
Dated: January 2, 2025
David Udall
Marana Town Clerk/Assistant Town Attorney
NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of Arizona
County of Pima
This instrument was acknowledged before me on this 2nd day of January 2025, by David Udall.
Nolette Hernandez
Notary Public 1 NOTARY PU B,L
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Gabriella Cazares-Kelly Recorder
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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 2024.029
RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT; ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO MARANA
TOWN CODE TITLE 17 "LAND DEVELOPMENT"; REVISING SECTION 17-1-6
(DEFINITIONS), TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "DATA CENTER"; REVISING
SECTION 17-4-2 (USE MATRIX) TABLE 2 - USE MATRIX, TO ADD THE DATA
CENTER USE AND TO PROVIDE THAT DATA CENTERS ARE PROHIBITED AS A
PRINCIPAL USE IN ALL STANDARD TOWN ZONES AND ALLOWED AS
ACCESSORY USES IN THE TOWN'S INDUSTRIAL ZONES LI AND HI; REVISING
SECTIONS 17-4-8 (INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS) AND 17-4-16 (LEGACY
ZONES) TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS OPERATING AS
ACCESSORY USES; REVISING CHAPTER 17-6 "GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS"TO ADD NEW SECTION 17-6-13(DATA CENTERS)
ESTABLISHING THAT DATA CENTERS MAY ONLY OPERATE IN THE TOWN AS A
PRINCIPAL USE IF APPROVED IN A SPECIFIC PLAN OR SPECIFIC PLAN
AMENDMENT ADOPTED THROUGH THE NORMAL REZONING PROCESS, AND
ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS; AND
DESIGNATING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, as follows:
SECTION 1. The revisions to Title 17 "Land Development" of the Marana Town
Code,revising Section 17-1-6 (Definitions),to add a definition for"Data center";revising
Section 17-4-2(Use matrix)Table 2-Use matrix,to add the data center use and to provide
that data centers are prohibited as a principal use in all standard Town zones and allowed
as accessory uses in the Town's industrial zones LI and HI; revising sections 17-4-8
(Industrial zoning districts) and 17-4-16 (Legacy zones) to provide regulations for data
centers operating as accessory uses; revising Chapter 17-6 "General and Miscellaneous
Development Regulations" to add new section 17-6-13 (Data centers) establishing that
data centers may only operate in the Town as a principal use if approved in a specific
plan or specific plan amendment adopted through the normal rezoning process, and
establishing development regulations for data centers,one paper copy and one electronic
copy of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk,which were made a public record
by and attached as Exhibit A to Resolution No. 2024-108 of the Town of Marana,
Arizona, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part of this ordinance as if fully set
out here.
Ordinance No.2024.029 - 1 -
SECTION 2.The various town officers and employees are authorized and directed
to perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. All ordinances, resolutions, or motions and parts of ordinances,
resolutions,or motions of the Council in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed, effective as of the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction,the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. This ordinance is effective on the 31st day after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA,
ARIZONA, this 11 day of December,2024.
Jon Po , ice Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David L. Udall, Town Clerk Jo airall,Town Attorney
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Gabriella Cazares-Kelly Recorder
OFFICIAL RECORDS OF PIMA COUNTY, AZ
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MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2024-108
RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT; DECLARING AS A PUBLIC RECORD FILED
WITH THE TOWN CLERK THE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE
NO. 2024.029, REVISIONS TO TITLE 17 "LAND DEVELOPMENT" OF THE MARANA
TOWN CODE, INCLUDING REVISING SECTION 17-1-6 (DEFINITIONS), TO ADD A
DEFINITION FOR "DATA CENTER"; REVISING SECTION 17-4-2 (USE MATRIX)
TABLE 2-USE MATRIX,TO ADD THE DATA CENTER USE AND TO PROVIDE THAT
DATA CENTERS ARE PROHIBITED AS A PRINCIPAL USE IN ALL STANDARD
TOWN ZONES AND ALLOWED AS ACCESSORY USES IN THE TOWN'S
INDUSTRIAL ZONES LI AND HI; REVISING SECTIONS 17-4-8 (INDUSTRIAL
ZONING DISTRICTS) AND 17-4-16 (LEGACY ZONES) TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS
FOR DATA CENTERS OPERATING AS ACCESSORY USES; REVISING CHAPTER 17-
6 "GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" TO ADD
NEW SECTION 17-6-13 (DATA CENTERS) ESTABLISHING THAT DATA CENTERS
MAY ONLY OPERATE IN THE TOWN AS A PRINCIPAL USE IF APPROVED IN A
SPECIFIC PLAN OR SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT ADOPTED THROUGH THE
NORMAL REZONING PROCESS, AND ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, that the revisions to Title 17"Land Development" of the Marana
Town Code adopted by Marana Ordinance No. 2024.029, a copy of which is attached to
and incorporated in this resolution as Exhibit A and one paper copy and one electronic
copy of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk,are hereby declared to be a public
record and ordered to remain on file with the Town Clerk.
PASSED AND ADOPT D BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this k ( day of December,2024.
Jon Post ice Mayor
AT T: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David L. Udall, Town Clerk Jane �airall, Town Attorney
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EXHIBIT A TO MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2024-108
Amendments to Marana Town Code, Title 17 "Land Development"pursuant to Marana
Ordinance No. 2024.029
SECTION 1. Section 17-1-6 (Definitions) of the Marana Town Code is hereby
revised as follows (with additions shown with double underlining):
17-1-6 Definitions
A. The following definitions are used in this title,unless a different meaning is clearly indicated
by the context or by a more specific definition:
[No revisions to subparagraphs 1 through 54]
55. Data center: A facility used primarily for the storage management processing, and
transmission of digital data, which houses computer or network equipment systems,
servers, appliances and other associated components related to di•ital data operations.
Examples of such digital data include, but are not limited to computationally intensive
applications such as blockchain technology, cryptocurrency mining, weather modeling,
and •enome seujuencin•. The facili may also include air handlers, power generators,
water cooling and storage facilities utility substations, and other associated utility
infrastructure to support sustained operations at the data center.
[No revisions to existing subparagraphs 55 through 222 which are hereby renumbered as
subparagraphs 56 through 223 to conform]
[No revisions to paragraphs B and C]
SECTION 2. Chapter 17-4 "Zoning" of the Marana Town Code is hereby revised as
follows (with additions shown with double underlining):
[No revisions to section 17-4-1]
17-4-2 Use matrix
A. Table 2 (use matrix) identifies the permissiveness of uses in all residential zoning groups and
zoning districts other than the mixed:use districts and the SP zone. (Uses for the mixed-use
districts are set forth in the mixed-use zoning district use matrix found at table 8.)
B. The notations in table 2 have the following meanings:
1. "P"means the use is permitted subject to design standards.
2. "A" means the use is permitted as an accessory use located on the same lot with a
permitted use.
3. "C" means the use is allowed upon approval of a conditional use permit(see section 17-3-
2).
4. "U" means the use is allowed upon meeting the conditions set forth in table 3 below.
5. "T" means the use is allowed upon approval of a temporary use permit (see section 17-3-
3).
6. "X"means the use is prohibited.
[No revisions to paragraph C]
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Table 2. Use matrix (only amendments to Table 2 are shown; the remainder of Table 2 is
unchanged)
Uses AG RA ER NR GR MR RR NC VC LI HI
Industrial
Data center X X X X X X X X X A A
[No revisions to sections 17-4-3 through 17-4-7]
17-4-8 Industrial zoning districts
[No revisions to paragraphs A through D]
E. Data centers. As provided in section 17-6-13, data centers are not permitted to operate in the
town as a principal use unless approved in a specific plan or specific plan amendment explicitly
created or amended for the purpose of data center development and adopted through the
rezoning process set forth in section 17-3-1 and as described in section 17-4-15 (Specific plan
(SP)). Data centers are permitted as an accessory use in the LI and HI zoning districts when all
of the following are true:
1. The data center occupies no more than 15% of the site.
2. The data center is used to serve the enterprise functions of the on-site property owner
and is not used to lease data storage and processing services to third parties.For purposes
of this subparagraph"on-site property owner" includes an owner that owns the property
and is the parent compan of the compan or companies on-site.
3. The data center complies with any applicable development standards for accessory use
data centers,as set forth in section 17-6-13.
[No revisions to existing paragraph E which is hereby re-lettered to paragraph F to conform]
[No revisions to sections 17-4-9 through 17-4-15]
17-4-16 Legacy zones
A. The zoning districts set forth in sections 17-4-17 through 17-4-26 below are legacy zones.The
legacy zones consist of zoning districts that currently exist within the town limits,but that are
intended to be phased out over time. Each of these zoning designations is intended to be
deleted when no land in the town has that zoning designation. The town will not rezone land
to any of these legacy zone districts.
B.Notwithstanding any language in sections 17-4-17 through 17-4-26 permitting commercial and
industrial uses in the legacy zones as provided in section 17-6-13, data centers are not
permitted to operate in the town as a principal use unless approved in a specific plan or
specific plan amendment explicitly created or amended for the purpose of data center
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development and adopted through the rezoning process set forth in section 17-3-1 and as
described in section 17-4 15 (Specific plan (SP)).
C. Data centers are permitted as an accessory use in the legacy zoning districts when all of the
following are true:
1.The data center occupies no more than 15% of the site.
2. The data center is used to serve the enterprise functions of the on-site •ro.erty owner
and is not used to lease data storage and processing services to third parties.For purposes
of this subparagraph"on-site property owner" includes an owner that owns the property
and is the parent company of the company or companies on-site.
3.The data center complies with any applicable development standards for accessory use
data centers,as set forth in section 17-6-13.
[No revisions to sections 17-4-17 through 17-4-26]
SECTION 3. Chapter 17-6"General and Miscellaneous Development Regulations"
of the Marana Town Code is hereby revised by adding new section 17-6-13 (Data centers)
as follows:
17-6-13 Data centers
A. Data centers are not permitted to operate in the town as a principal use unless approved in a
specific plan or specific plan amendment explicitly created or amended for the purpose of
data center development and adopted through the rezoning process set forth in section 17-3-
1 and as described in section 17-4-15 (Specific plan (SP)). Subject to the requirements of this
section 17-6-13, a specific plan may authorize data center development in a specific
geographic area or region of a larger specific plan area.
B. In addition to the requirements of section 17-4-15(C), an application for a specific plan or a
specific plan amendment for the purpose of data center development shall include the
following information:
1. The baseline noise study and noise contour exhibit required by paragraph G below.
2. The intended source of electric power for the development and documentation from the
electric utility provider affirming sufficient power exists to serve the site.
3. An assessment of future energy needs for the site.
4. An estimate of annual water consumption for the site.
5. The intended source of water for the development, and documentation from the water
provider affirming sufficient water resources exist to serve the site.
6. An explanation regarding how the development complies with each of the requirements
of this section 17-6-13;or,if the applicant requests that the council waive a requirement or
requirements,an explanation as to why compliance with the requirement(s)is not feasible.
C. The minimum requirements of this section 17-6-13 shall apply to any data center operated as
a principal use unless the council waives a requirement or requirements during the specific
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plan rezoning process. In addition to these minimum requirements, the town may impose
additional or more stringent site-specific requirements or regulations during the specific plan
rezoning process, provided that the site-specific requirements or regulations are reasonably
related to the impact of the development.
D. The minimum requirements of this section shall apply to any data center operated as an
accessory use only where indicated.
E. The minimum requirements of this section that are based on the planned or zoned property
uses of adjacent properties shall be established based on the planned or zoned uses at the time
of the specific plan rezoning process.
F. The provisions of this section are intended to supplement the requirements of this code.If any
provision of this section is found to be in conflict with any other provision of this code, the
provision that establishes the higher or more restrictive standard shall prevail.
G. Noise Attenuation. The developer of a data center to be operated as either a principal or an
accessory use must conduct a noise study performed by a qualified third-party acoustic
engineer to document baseline sound levels in the area of the proposed data center and to
produce a noise contour exhibit depicting the anticipated noise levels to be generated by the
data center.
1. For purposes of this section 17-6-13:
a. "dBA"means the sound pressure level in decibels as measured on a sound level meter
using the A weighted filter network. The A weighted filter network is designed to
simulate the response of the human ear. The A weighted sound level is expressed by
the symbol "dBA."
b. "Daytime" means 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on
Saturdays,Sundays, and legal holidays observed by the town.
c. "Nighttime" means 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on
Saturdays,Sundays, and legal holidays observed by the town
2. Any noise which emanates from any operation, activity, or source on a data center site,
including, but not limited to, heating and cooling system(s), shall not exceed the
maximum permissible sound levels set forth in Table 2 (Maximum sound levels for data
center operation) measured at the property line of the property affected by the noise.
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Table 2.Maximum sound levels for data center operation
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Agricultural 60/55
Commercial 65/60
Industrial 72/65
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Table 2 above, any person performing site construction
work in compliance with section 11-5-4(Construction noise;extended work permits)shall
not be subject to the maximum sound levels set forth in Table 2 above.
4. The data center must be designed and built to incorporate sound mitigation methods
sufficient to prevent the sound levels emanating from the data center,as determined by a
qualified third-party acoustic engineer, from exceeding the maximum sound levels set
forth in Table 2.Design specifications for the required sound mitigation must be provided
to the town before building permit approval.
5. Before issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion,whichever occurs
first,the data center operator must conduct a post-construction noise study performed by
a qualified third-party acoustic engineer to document sound levels emanating from the
data center measured at the property line of the nearest property to the data center
property that is planned or zoned for residential land uses,or other noise sensitive use as
reasonably determined by the zoning administrator, during peak operation of the data
center mechanical equipment. The post-construction noise study must demonstrate that
sound levels do not exceed the maximum sound levels set forth in Table 2. If sound levels
exceed the maximum sound levels set forth in Table 2, the town will issue a temporary
certificate of occupancy until the data center operator demonstrates that the required
sound mitigation is achieved. If the data center operator is unable to demonstrate
compliance with the sound levels set forth in Table 2 before expiration of the temporary
certificate of occupancy,the town will not issue a permanent certificate of occupancy.
6. The data center operator must also conduct an additional noise study,as measured at the
property line of the nearest property to the data center property that is planned or zoned
for residential land uses, or other noise sensitive use as reasonably determined by the
zoning administrator, annually during peak operation of the data center mechanical
equipment for five years after completion of the initial post-construction noise study and
when requested by the town thereafter.The data center operator must provide the results
of the noise study to the town within 30 days of the anniversary of the date on which the
certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion was issued by the town.If sound levels
exceed the maximum sound levels set forth in Table 2, the data center operator shall take
appropriate steps to achieve the required sound mitigation.
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H. Water. The Marana water department will not provide potable water to a data center
(principal or accessory use) for its cooling system, humidity control, and other similar
operations.The developer must demonstrate an alternate source of water for these operations.
I. Site Design Standards. The site design standards in Table 3 (Site design standards for data
center development) apply to the development of land that will accommodate data centers,
as well as the placement of buildings on a given site. The standards are intended to help
minimize the physical, environmental, and visual impacts of data centers on adjacent
development.
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Table 3. Site design standards for data center development
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Building placement and Buildings shall orient principal facades, including visitor, staff
orientation and administrative entrances,to primary adjacent roads.
Loading docks and service entries of buildings shall not face or
be visible from public rights-of-way. When possible, existing
buildings may be used to screen loading docks. Where
building locations do not offer screening, and in the case of
phased development plans, screening of loading docks and
service entries shall be accomplished by existing or proposed
landscaping,fencing,walls,or similarly effective methods.°
Loading docks are permitted on only one side of the building. °
Refuse collection areas must be fully screened on all four sides.°
Lighting° Must comply with the town of Marana lighting code.
Lot coverage No maximum
Setbacks Any data center building,equipment for cooling,ventilating,or
otherwise operating the facility, power generator, or other
power supply equipment must be located:
• At least 400 feet from the property line of any adjacent
property that is planned or zoned for residential land
uses, or other noise sensitive use as reasonably
determined by the zoning administrator A
• At least 100 feet from the property line of any adjacent
property that is planned or zoned for any use other than
residential or industrial uses
Generators° Generators and generator use must be in compliance with all
applicable state and federal regulations.
If a data center uses diesel generators, only tier IV or newer
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Table 3.Site design standards for data center development
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Except for generator testing or commissioning activities,
generator use is limited to backup/emergency use only.
Generator testing shall be limited to weekdays between 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,except in emergencies
Screening of mechanical Substations and mechanical equipment shall be screened from
equipment and substations° public and private rights-of-way (except for private rights-of-
way that are within the data center site)and from any adjacent
property that is planned or zoned with any use other than
industrial uses using one or multiple of the following methods
of screening:
•Existing vegetation that will remain on the property
•Landscaping improvements constructed on the property
•A visually solid fence,screen wall or panel,parapet wall,or
other visually solid screen that shall be constructed of
materials compatible with those used in the exterior
construction of the principal building; these features shall
be at least ten feet in height; chain link fencing with slats is
not permitted to satisfy this requirement
Ground mounted mechanical equipment is prohibited in front
yards.
Solid screening walls must be constructed with a design,
materials, details, and treatment compatible with those used
on the nearest principal facade of a building, but may include
perforated surfaces as needed for ventilation of mechanical
equipment.
Mechanical equipment shall be located and screened with
materials that provide appropriate levels of noise attenuation
to reduce sound impacts on surrounding properties. On
properties adjacent to residentially zoned/planned properties,
mechanical equipment must be screened on all four sides by
an acoustical barrier. For purposes of this section, "acoustical
barrier" is defined as an exterior solid or louvred wall
containing sound-proofing materials designed to absorb noise
and protect neighboring properties from noise pollution, or
another effective mitigation measure specified by a qualified
third-party acoustic engineer when found by the zoning
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Table 3.Site design standards for data center development
administrator to provide appropriate levels of noise
attenuation.
Electric power lines,except electrical transmission lines carrying
48 kV or more,shall be located underground.
Landscape buffers In lieu of the landscape buffer requirements in section 17-11-7(F)
(Landscape buffer standards), any side or rear yard of a data
center site abutting property that is planned or zoned for any
use other than industrial uses shall include one of the
following:
• Agricultural and commercial zoned/planned
properties: A minimum 50-foot buffer. This may be
achieved through existing mature landscaping or a
landscaped earthen berm that screens the site. Berms
shall have a slope no steeper than 2:1 with a minimum
height of four feet and planted with a minimum of 320
plant units*per 100 feet of right-of-way or property line.
• Residential or mixed-use zoned/planned properties: A
minimum 100-foot buffer.This may be achieved through
existing mature landscaping or a landscaped earthen
berm that screens the site. Berms shall have a slope no
steeper than 2:1 with a minimum height of six feet and
planted and planted with a minimum of 320 plant units*
per 100 feet of right-of-way or property line.
Notwithstanding the requirements of this section,use of natural
topography and preservation of existing vegetation,
supplemented by new vegetation,if needed,or on the outside
of a six-foot-tall solid fence, may be substituted for the above
requirements when found by the zoning administrator to
provide visual screening from adjacent land uses at the
density, depth, and height equivalent to the landscape buffer
with earthen berm.
To protect the landscaping and the preservation of open space,
linear co-location of utilities shall not be located within the
buffer.
Fencing° Fencing of the property is permitted; however chain-link
fencing, with or without slated inserts, and barbed wire
fencing are prohibited along public or private street frontages.
*See Table 4 (Plant unit equivalents)
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°Requirement applies to data centers operated as accessory uses
Table 4. Plant unit equivalents
1 large deciduous or evergreen tree 10
1 medium,small,or compact deciduous or evergreen tree 5
1 shrub 2
1 ornamental grass 1
1 perennial 0.25
J. Building Design Standards. The building design standards in Table 5 (Building design
standards for data centers) are intended to guide the development of data center buildings
and associated equipment.The goal of the standards is to ensure more visually appealing and
welcoming data center developments that also minimize negative impacts in the built
environment.
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Table 5.Building design standards for data centers
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Massing and scale Buildings shall use broad, large-scale architectural gestures to
provide variety and modulation in facade and massing as seen
from public rights-of-way.
Variation at the ground plane shall be provided to create
transitions in scale and mass as viewed from public rights-of-
way.
Additive and subtractive shifts in the building footprint shall be
provided to reduce mass and scale and to provide outdoor
amenity spaces for employees and visitors.
Building height A maximum building height of 55 feet is allowed, with an
additional 10 feet permitted for rooftop mounting of screened
mechanical equipment. This building height limitation does
not apply to utility substations, associated utility
infrastructure such as utility poles, or accessory
communication towers, but a height limitation for this
infrastructure must be specified in the specific plan
application.
Principal facade
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Table 5.Building design standards for data centers
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Principal facade requirements apply to all building facades that
face adjacent existing or planned public roads or that face
property that is planned or zoned for any use other than
industrial uses.
Principal facades must incorporate differentiated surfaces at
horizontal linear intervals that may vary in frequency,
including:
• Fenestration;and
• A change in one of the following design elements:
o Building material;
o Pattern;
o Texture;
o Color; or
o Accent materials.
Principal facades must include building step-backs or recesses,
which shall be a minimum of two feet in depth.
When a building has more than one principal facade, the
principal facades must be consistent in terms of design,
materials,details,and treatment.
Fenestration Each principal facade must include fenestration comprising at
least 20% of the total surface coverage area of the principal
facade.
The fenestration must be compatible with the other design,
materials, details, and treatment used on the same principal
facade.
Main building entryways A data center building must include a main entrance feature that
is differentiated from the remainder of the building facade by
a change in building material,pattern,texture,color,or accent
material.The entrance feature must also either project or recess
from the adjoining building plane.
Exterior colors and Primary building facades shall use a neutral color palette and
materials avoid high-contrast colors. °
Accent colors shall be selected to complement the dominant
building color, and any color change shall occur where
changes in the building plane or recesses are provided. A
Colors shall not act as advertisements or billboards.A
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EXHIBIT A TO MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2024-108
Amendments to Marana Town Code, Title 17 "Land Development"pursuant to Marana
Ordinance No. 2024.029
Table 5. Building design standards for data centers
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Building exteriors shall use materials with texture and
character. A
Changes in materials shall be reflected in massing or offsets.The
number of disparate materials shall be limited to a maximum
of three primary materials to avoid a busy appearance.A
Design elements shall be used to enhance the overall expression
of data center buildings, with an emphasis on the pedestrian
experience, particularly at entryways. All buildings shall
include at least five of the following architectural features:
• Overhang
• Canopy or portico
• Recesses or projections
• Arcade
• Raised corniced parapets over the entrance
• Tower elements
• Variation in the roof line
A Requirement applies to data centers operated as accessory uses
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OFFICIAL RECORDS OF PIMA COUNTY, AZ
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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 2024.029
RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT; ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO MARANA
TOWN CODE TITLE 17 "LAND DEVELOPMENT"; REVISING SECTION 17-1-6
(DEFINITIONS), TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "DATA CENTER"; REVISING
SECTION 17-4-2 (USE MATRIX) TABLE 2 - USE MATRIX, TO ADD THE DATA
CENTER USE AND TO PROVIDE THAT DATA CENTERS ARE PROHIBITED AS A
PRINCIPAL USE IN ALL STANDARD TOWN ZONES AND ALLOWED AS
ACCESSORY USES IN THE TOWN'S INDUSTRIAL ZONES LI AND HI; REVISING
SECTIONS 17-4-8 (INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS) AND 17-4-16 (LEGACY
ZONES) TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS OPERATING AS
ACCESSORY USES; REVISING CHAPTER 17-6 "GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS"TO ADD NEW SECTION 17-6-13(DATA CENTERS)
ESTABLISHING THAT DATA CENTERS MAY ONLY OPERATE IN THE TOWN AS A
PRINCIPAL USE IF APPROVED IN A SPECIFIC PLAN OR SPECIFIC PLAN
AMENDMENT ADOPTED THROUGH THE NORMAL REZONING PROCESS, AND
ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS; AND
DESIGNATING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, as follows:
SECTION 1. The revisions to Title 17 "Land Development" of the Marana Town
Code,revising Section 17-1-6 (Definitions),to add a definition for"Data center";revising
Section 17-4-2(Use matrix)Table 2-Use matrix,to add the data center use and to provide
that data centers are prohibited as a principal use in all standard Town zones and allowed
as accessory uses in the Towri s industrial zones LI and HI; revising sections 17-4-8
(Industrial zoning districts) and 17-4-16 (Legacy zones) to provide regulations for data
centers operating as accessory uses; revising Chapter 17-6 "General and Miscellaneous
Development Regulations" to add new section 17-6-13 (Data centers) establishing that
data centers may only operate in the Town as a principal use if approved in a specific
plan or specific plan amendment adopted through the normal rezoning process, and
establishing development regulations for data centers,one paper copy and one electronic
copy of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk,which were made a public record
by and attached as Exhibit A to Resolution No. 2024-108 of the Town of Marana,
Arizona, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part of this ordinance as if fully set
out here.
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SECTION 2.The various town officers and employees are authorized and directed
to perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. All ordinances, resolutions, or motions and parts of ordinances,
resolutions,or motions of the Council in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed, effective as of the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. This ordinance is effective on the 31st day after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA,
ARIZONA,this Ui day of December,2024.
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Jon Po ; ice Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David L. Udall, Town Clerk Jo airall,Town Attorney
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