26-S-020 Amending Part III, Code of Ordinances UDC Article 5, Section 21.5.8-Data CentersORDINANCE 26-S-020
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AMENDING PART III SCHERTZ CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC), ARTICLE 5, SECTION 21.5.8
AND ARTICLE 16 DEFINITIONS IN RELATION TO DATA CENTERS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 10-S-06, the City of Schertz (the "City") adopted
and Amended and Restated the Unified Development Code on April 13, 2010, as further amended
(the "Current UDC"); and
WHEREAS, City Staff has reviewed the Current UDC and have recommended certain
revisions and updates to, and reorganization of, the Current UDC; and
WHEREAS, on August 5, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public
hearing and, after considering the Criteria, made a recommendation to City Council of approval
with amendments; and
WHEREAS, on October 20, 2026, the City Council conducted a public hearing and after
considering the Criteria and recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission, determined
that proposed amendments are appropriate and are in the best interest of the public safety, health,
and welfare.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The Current UDC is hereby amended as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and
such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as
a part of the judgment and findings of the Council.
Section 3. All ordinances and codes, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent
with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved
herein.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the
City hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance,
was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective upon the date of final adoption hereof and any
publication required by law.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Schertz,
and this Ordinance shall not operate to repeal or affect any other ordinances of the City of
Schertz except insofar as the provisions thereof might be inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance, in which event such conflicting provisions, if any, are hereby
repealed.
PASSED AND APPROVED this Way of R 26.
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- SCHERTZ UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
ARTICLE 16. DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE 16. DEFINITIONS
Data Center. A building or group of buildings primarily used for housing and running large computer systems,
storing computer servers, data storage devices, and network equipment for the processing, storing, retrieval,
collection, and transmitting of information and data. Not to include primary office uses with internal server and
data rooms to support internal information technology operations.
Schertz, Texas, Unified Development Code
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