Google Data Center Plans Advance as Planning Commission OKs 202-Acre Preliminary Plat

The Stillwater Planning Commission unanimously approved a preliminary plat for the Richmond Road and Highway 177 Addition on Tuesday, advancing the Google data center development project that includes three industrial lots totaling 202 acres.

The 5-0 approval allows the project to move forward to the final plat stage, where additional details and final approvals will be required before construction can proceed on the remaining infrastructure and buildings.

The preliminary plat covers Lots 1, 2 and 7 of a proposed eight-lot development located at the southwest corner of Richmond and Jardot Roads. Building permits have already been approved for buildings on Lots 1 and 2.

The remaining lots in the development - Lots 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 - are proposed to be plated at a future date once the location of internal infrastructure, such as a private road, is finalized. The development will have private streets with secure entrance facilities accessed from Richmond Road.

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Crystal Hayes, who lives near the data center property, spoke in opposition to the project during the public hearing, expressing particular concern about Lot 7's proximity to her driveway.

"I will absolutely vehemently oppose number seven. That is my driveway," Hayes said. "It's not within the incentive district of number one only."

Hayes also described ongoing traffic safety issues in the area, including near head-on collisions.

"I don't recommend anybody going down there at night," Hayes said, referring to current road conditions.

David Barth, Development Services Director, addressed Hayes' concerns about Lot 7 during the meeting.

"Lot seven is not within the tax incentive district. Lot seven will house the OGE substation," Barth said, clarifying that the lot would contain utility infrastructure rather than data center facilities.

Barth explained that the applicant plans to repave Richmond Road from Perkins to Jardot Road as part of the project improvements.

Regarding Hayes' driveway concerns, Barth noted that any work affecting property approaches would require coordination with affected landowners.

"It's our practice that you can't restrict someone access to their property. And so if there's going to be work ... they have to provide adequate notice and say, hey, we need to work here in front of your driveway and work with that property owner through that process," Barth said.

The project also includes infrastructure improvements beyond road work. A public waterline extension has been approved ending at a meter vault, which serves as the demarcation point where the waterline transitions from public to private ownership. Private lines will then continue throughout the development to serve all proposed lots.

Private sanitary sewer is proposed to serve the development and tie into the public sanitary sewer main.

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In Stillwater, land platting follows a two-step process that begins with the Planning Commission's review and approval of a preliminary plat, which outlines the general layout of a proposed subdivision. Preliminary plats do not require City Council approval.

Once approved by the Planning Commission, developers must submit a final plat within two years for additional review. The final plat must then be accepted by the City Council, which formally approves public dedications such as streets and utility easements before the plat can be recorded with the Payne County Clerk.

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