Denton City Council held the second and final public hearing regarding a proposed data center moratorium and officials presented the first reading of the ordinance during its regular meeting Oct. 27. 

Residents shared their opinions on permitting for data centers and the ordinance, which officially introduces its exact wording, was outlined with the reasoning behind a moratorium by city officials.

Zooming in: The Denton ordinance presented three primary justifications for implementing the moratorium, per state law.

Those three justifications are:

• Public water and sewer facilities are already operating at or near capacity in Denton

• The electric grid capacity and transmission limits require new policies for handling high-demand power requests that would come from data centers

• Existing land development codes need to be updated with clearer standards for data centers

What’s next? Denton City Council’s vote on implementing a moratorium could take place as early as Dec. 1.

From a new smokehouse near the downtown square to drones delivering Japanese protein bowls minutes after pickup, here are 14 Denton business updates. This list is not comprehensive.

Now open

Dogtopia

Dogs can exercise, socialize and rest in this family-owned facility, which features live webcams and sorts its canine clients into playrooms based on size and play style.

• Opened Sept. 28

• 2311 Colorado Blvd., Ste. 103, Denton

• www.dogtopia.com/texas-denton

In the news

Teriyaki Madness

As of Oct. 15, Denton customers can get their meals delivered via drones within minutes after pickup. Teriyaki Madness serves protein bowls along with sides like egg rolls.

• 3400 N. I-35 Ste. 110, Denton

• teriyakimadness.com

Carrier Global Corporation, a multinational company that manufactures heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration systems, announced Oct. 22 it will invest more than $600 million into a new manufacturing and engineering center in north Fort Worth.

What’s happening? Operations at the facility are expected to begin in 2027, according to a news release. The facility will be more than 1 million square feet and create 1,500 advanced manufacturing, engineering and other jobs.

Diving deeper: During the Sept. 15 Fort Worth City Council meeting, officials voted to approve an ordinance creating a tax abatement reinvestment zone for Carrier, according to previous reporting.

As part of the tax abatement agreement, Carrier must bring 495 jobs by Dec. 31, 2029, with a minimum average salary of $75,000.