Columbia County just set new zoning rules to rein in data center impact, but they did it while eyeing an 8.1 million square foot build in White Oak Business Park near I‑20.
For AI infrastructure, this signals another local government trying to balance hyperscale growth with noise, land use, and community pushback, which can slow or reshape GPU campus design.
Worth a read to track how zoning constraints could shape future Georgia / Southeast data center and AI buildouts.
Source: Newly passed rules regulate scope of Columbia County data centers
