Temple Planning and Zoning Commission takes up a Unified Development Code amendment that would require a Conditional Use Permit for every future data center
The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission has three data center items on its August 17th, 2026 agenda. The central one is a set of proposed Unified Development Code amendments. They would require a Conditional Use Permit for any future data center, even in districts where data centers are already allowed. The city says the change would add a public review step and let Temple attach project specific conditions, technical studies and supporting documentation before a project moves forward. A second item is zoning for a subsequent building in Rowan Digital Infrastructure's first phase at Synergy Industrial Park, which the developer calls Lasso. Temple's own data center hub states that domestic water use for Project Temple is contractually capped at 4,000 gallons per day. It also states that projects under this framework would have to use closed-loop cooling.
How to take part
Attend the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on August 17th, 2026. Since December 11th, 2025 the City of Temple no longer offers a virtual participation option for board and commission meetings. Attendance is in person at City Hall on North Main Street. Agendas and supporting documents are posted on the city's data center hub and its public meetings page, and the City Secretary's office is reachable at 254-298-5700.
Where
1 county. In Killeen-Temple.
Timeline
- hearing
Planning and Zoning Commission considers the UDC amendments, the Lasso zoning case and the Synergy Industrial Park plat
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-08-19
Whether the commission has acted is unconfirmed. The city's data center page carries no dated action by the Planning and Zoning Commission and its most recent item is a council briefing from May 7th.
- 2026-08-22
Whether the commission acted is still unconfirmed. The city's notice for the August 17th meeting still describes the Conditional Use Permit amendments as items the commission will consider, and no record of a vote appears on it. That meeting date has now passed.
- 2026-08-25
The comment window closed on August 17th.
- 2026-08-28
The hearing on Temple's Unified Development Code amendments was held on August 17th and the window to speak to it has closed. The city has published no adopted ordinance since, so whether a Conditional Use Permit will be required for every future data center is still undecided.
- 2026-09-01
Temple's hearing has passed, but the city still has not published an adopted data-center permitting amendment.
- 2026-09-02
The comment window closed on August 17th.
- 2026-09-05
The Temple commission's amendment would still make every future data center a conditional use. It has not returned to the agenda.
- 2026-09-08
Temple's proposed code amendment would still put every future data center behind a conditional use permit. The commission has published no recommendation since the window shut.
- 2026-09-09
The comment window closed on August 17th. The Unified Development Code amendment that would write data centers into Temple's code has not come back for action.
- 2026-09-12
The comment window closed on August 17th.
- 2026-09-13
The comment window closed on August 17th.
- 2026-09-16
The Temple amendment that would make every future data center a conditional use is still waiting on the planning commission. No sitting has been noticed to take it up.
- 2026-09-19
The comment window closed on August 17th.
- 2026-09-23
Temple's permit amendment is still before the commission and has not come back to the council.
- 2026-09-26
The comment window closed on August 17th. Temple's permit requirement is still the amendment the commission took up.
- 2026-09-29
The comment window closed on August 17th. Temple's proposal to require a conditional use permit for every future data center has not moved to a final vote on the record.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
As a part of that development process, the Temple Planning & Zoning Commission will consider several items related to data center development during its August 17 meeting.Upcoming Meeting Notice, City of Temple newsroom Primary source, official · city-of-temple.prowly.com
The proposed amendments would apply to future proposed projects by requiring a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), even in zoning districts where data centers are otherwise permitted.Upcoming Meeting Notice, City of Temple newsroom Primary source, official · city-of-temple.prowly.com
This is for a subsequent building related to Rowan's initial phase in Synergy Industrial Park. You may see this project referred to as Lasso by Rowan.Upcoming Meeting Notice, City of Temple newsroom Primary source, official · city-of-temple.prowly.com
For Project Temple, the first Rowan hyperscale project being developed in Temple, domestic water use is contractually capped at 4,000 gallons per day.Data Center Information Hub, City of Temple Primary source, official · templetx.gov
All data center projects addressed through this framework would be required to use closed-loop cooling systems.Data Center Information Hub, City of Temple Primary source, official · templetx.gov
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission has three data center items on its August 17th, 2026 agenda. The central one is a set of proposed Unified Development Code amendments. They would require a Conditional Use Permit for any future data center, even in districts where data centers are already allowed. The city says the change would add a public review step and let Temple attach project specific conditions, technical studies and supporting documentation before a project moves forward. A second item is zoning for a subsequent building in Rowan Digital Infrastructure's first phase at Synergy Industrial Park, which the developer calls Lasso. Temple's own data center hub states that domestic water use for Project Temple is contractually capped at 4,000 gallons per day. It also states that projects under this framework would have to use closed-loop cooling.
Who decides it?
City of Temple Planning and Zoning Commission decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
Attend the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on August 17th, 2026. Since December 11th, 2025 the City of Temple no longer offers a virtual participation option for board and commission meetings. Attendance is in person at City Hall on North Main Street. Agendas and supporting documents are posted on the city's data center hub and its public meetings page, and the City Secretary's office is reachable at 254-298-5700.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Bell County in the Killeen-Temple, TX area.
Has it been decided?
It is pending. No final decision is on the record.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was hearing on August 17th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is August 17th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under data centers.
What sources back it?
Two sources back it. Two of them are primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on September 29th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, Temple Planning and Zoning Commission takes up a Unified Development Code amendment that would require a Conditional Use Permit for every future data center. Tracked since August 17th, 2026. Last verified September 29th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0026/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0026.
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