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Petition for a Text Amendment of the Unified Development Ordinances (UDO) to establish:
- Use definitions
- Use-specific conditions
- Development standards
for data centers in Forsyth County.
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Please take the next step and email the Forsyth County Commissioners to ask them to support updated zoning rules for data centers.
Email County CommissionersWhy Forsyth County zoning needs to change
Currently, data centers are grouped under a catch-all zoning category called Services A. Examples of uses currently grouped under Services A include:
- Barbershops
- Dental offices
- Fitness studios
- Convenience stores
- Data centers
Modern data centers are not the same kind of land use as a barbershop, dental office, or fitness studio.
Large data centers can involve:
- Major electrical infrastructure
- Water demand
- Backup generators
- Cooling equipment
- Persistent noise
- Security fencing
- Large-scale land impacts
- Traffic and construction impacts
To help Forsyth County create clear standards for data centers, these facilities need their own zoning category.
We need your help to make that happen.
Do you live in Forsyth County or own property here? If you agree that Forsyth County zoning regulations should be updated to create a separate category and standards for data centers, please sign the petition.
About NDCRH
No Data Center Rural Hall is a resident-led group formed during the fight against Project Iron Spur, the proposed hyperscale data center that would have been built across from Rural Hall Town Hall.
On July 30, 2026, Forsyth County commissioners denied that rezoning. That was a major community victory, but the larger issue is not finished.
Forsyth County’s zoning rules still need to catch up with the scale, power demand, water use, noise, backup generators, and land-use impacts of modern data centers.
NDCRH still helps residents stay informed. We put source materials in one place and keep track of public meetings. We show people how to reach the officials who decide these cases. When another data center proposal shows up aimed at a rural community, we help neighbors organize and push back.
We are nonpartisan, resident-led, and focused on protecting Rural Hall and Forsyth County.