County adds 'ancillary data center' to zoning land-use matrix

At 10:11 A.M. the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing on adding 'ancillary data center' to the land-use categories in Section 4.07. Planning Director Judy Clark summarized the proposed amendment and stated planning staff recommends approval. No members of the public spoke during that hearing item, and the board adopted Resolution No. 2026-28 to add ancillary data centers to the matrix (motion by Hewgley; second by Bruns; roll-call vote 5–0).

The change formally permits ancillary data-center uses in districts including A-1, TA-1, C-1, I-1, AGV and LCR; the resolution and amendment will be copied into the official Commissioner Record book as part of the public record. The action aligns the land-use matrix with the county's emerging framework for data-center permitting and will interact with other parts of the code, notably Section 8.22 (adopted separately on the same day).