WHEREAS, On August 24, 2026, the Planning Board reviewed the amendment(s); and made a motion to recommend to Town Council. WHEREAS,On October 6, 2026, the Town Council reviewed the formal amendment(s) and unanimously voted to approve all proposals as submitted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED THAT: Section 1. The Town of Selma Code of Ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 17-200.- Definitions Data Center: A facility designed to house and operate computer servers, data storage equipment, and associated networking and telecommunications systems, together with the supporting infrastructure necessary for their continuous operation. Supporting infrastructure may include electrical service and distribution equipment, backup power supplies (such as batteries or emergency generators), cooling systems, fire suppression, and security systems. These facilities provide computational services such as cloud computing, data storage, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing. Sec. 17-410.- Table of Permitted Uses 18.000 TOWERS, DISH ANTENNAS AND 212 N. Raiford Street • Selma, NC 27576 • P: (919) 965-9841 • F: (919) 965-4637 • www.selma-nc.com RELATED STRUCTURE S 18.100 Towers and antennas 50 feet tall or less 17 - 56 7 18.110 Amateur Radio Antenna P P P P X P X P P P P P P P 17 - 52 1 18.120 Wireless telecommunic ations facility SUP X X X X X X SUP SUP X SUP SUP SUP SUP 17 - 56 7 18.130 Towers and antennas owned and/or operated by a government agency, for a governmental purpose P P P P X P X P P P P P P P 17 - 56 7 18.200 Towers and antennas more than 50 feet tall 18.210 Wireless telecommunic ations facility SUP X X X X X X X X X X X SUP SUP 17 - 56 7 18.220 Towers and antennas owned and/or operated by a government agency P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP X P/S UP X P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP 17 - 56 7 18.300 Wireless telecommunic ations facilities not located on a tower P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP X P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP P/S UP 17 - 56 7 18.400 Data X X X X X X P X X X X X X X 212 N. Raiford Street • Selma, NC 27576 • P: (919) 965-9841 • F: (919) 965-4637 • www.selma-nc.com Centers Sec. 17-571.- Data Centers

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.