Spanish Fork UT Title 15 data center onsite-generation ordinance (2026)

Spanish Fork City Council, Title 15 municipal code amendment for data centers and other facilities that generate their own electricity. Vote 3-2: yes Kevin Oyler, Shane Marshall, Stacy Beck; no Jesse Cardon, Landon Tooke (Daily Herald). VOTE DATE CONFLICT: FOX13 states 'On Sept.21, the council approved' the amendment; the Daily Herald (dated Sept. 23, 2026) says it was approved 'Tuesday' (which would be Sept. 22). enacted_date left null. Terms per Daily Herald: one data center with onsite generation permitted; max 450 MW generation capacity; must operate isolated from the Spanish Fork power system; after the initial fill of the cooling system and humidification areas, water use may not exceed 300,000 gallons per year (500,000 gallons initial fill was Volition CEO Jeff Chavez's August description of the project, not a code term); regulations on air emissions, noise and wastewater; city may impose operational restrictions and suspensions for violations. Earlier drafts (August 2026) proposed a 500 MW cap and closed-loop/air/dry cooling; the council tabled the item after a six-hour hearing on Aug. 19-20 (Daily Herald Aug. 20). Applicant Volition later moved its proposed site from the canyon-mouth warehouse to the Stockman Flats building in western Spanish Fork (KSL, Sept. 25). Referendum: citizens submitted an application on a Monday after passage; city has 20 days to review (FOX13; article undated in fetch, exact filing date NOT established). NOT ESTABLISHED: ordinance number, effective date, whether the referendum suspends the amendment.