Four appeals filed against ‘Project Taurus’ data center in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The City of Colorado Springs has officially received four appeals against the development of "Project Taurus," a proposed AI Data Center that was approved by the city's planning department.

The city says these appeals will now be reviewed to confirm whether they have standing by June 23. If the appeals meet the criteria, they will then go to the Planning Commission, which will review the matter at a public hearing.

The Planning Commission's decision may then be appealed to the City Council, which serves as the final local decision-making body in the appeal process.

The project, proposed by real estate data center company Raeden, is tied to a development plan modification for Corporate Ridge No. 1, Lot 4. The city approved the application on June 11.

According to the city record, the project description details that Project Taurus proposes the reuse of the existing building as a data center with ancillary office use and associated site changes to accommodate required electrical, mechanical, and Information Technology equipment.

As part of this, the Development Plan Modification proposes the demolition of existing utility and mechanical buildings and the addition of new chiller and generator yards to support the new data center.

The new exterior mechanical equipment will be screened with sound-attenuating fences, according to the application.

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