The conditions apply to the project, also known as Project Open Sky, and include a cap of 75,000 gallons of water per day, not counting water used for fire suppression. The developer would also have to pay for a study examining whether the campus could affect residents’ water supply or conflict with the city’s water-planning goals.

Council members said the campus would require about six miles of new sewer line. They also approved a provision barring closure of Frisco Road, which borders the proposed site.

The meeting focused on changes to the project’s master design conditions, not final approval of the data center. At least a dozen police cruisers were in the parking lot as the council considered the revisions, while residents continued to voice opposition.

Councilman Schlomach said his decision would depend on factors including whether the project fits surrounding land uses, threatens public health or safety, or places an undue burden on city resources. He argued that the project should face stricter standards than a previously approved event center and compared some residents’ stated views on private property to fascism. Some residents responded angrily in the parking lot.

The Cloverleaf proposal is one of two data center plans under consideration in Piedmont. A separate proposal from Beltline Energy was tabled two weeks earlier while the city addressed requests for additional studies, landscaping requirements and stronger compliance provisions.