City Planning Commission to hear appeals on ‘Project Taurus’ AI Data Center

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The City of Colorado Springs confirms that appeals against the development of "Project Taurus," a proposed AI Data Center, will be heard by the City Planning Commission at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 23.

The following notification was sent on June 29 to the appellants according to the city:

After seeking comments as required by Code, regarding the appeals of the administrative decision for Development Plan Modification of Corporate Ridge Filing No. 1 Lot 4 (also known as "Project Taurus"), the appeals will be heard by the City Planning Commission at 9AM on Thursday, July 23, 2026. City Planning staff are working with the City Planning Commission to solidify ground rules and procedures for the hearing, which will be shared with the appellants and applicants as soon as possible.  A venue change is possible and will be communicated as soon as practical.

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.

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