Following a city‑council referral and a four‑month moratorium on new applications, staff told the Marshalltown Planning and Zoning Commission that data centers are currently treated as a 'major utility' use and proposed a schedule that includes an Aug. 6 work session, an Aug. 27 community roundtable and a September draft.

The Select Board voted to send a proposed 12-month moratorium on new data-center construction to the Planning Board for public hearing and asked staff to consult town counsel about adding six months to the moratorium to ensure adequate time for regulation-writing.

Dozens of residents urged Butler County commissioners to slow proposed data-center zoning changes, demanded disclosure of any NDAs or outside influence, and asked that promises requiring developers to pay for infrastructure be written into regulations.

The council voted to impose a 12-month moratorium on hyperscale/data-center development to study energy, water, noise, and land-use impacts. Dozens of residents urged the pause, citing infrastructure strain and environmental concerns.

The Nance County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution #26-13 imposing an immediate moratorium—up to 12 months or until new regulations are adopted—on data center construction, permits and authorizations to give the county time to draft zoning rules addressing infrastructure and environmental concerns.

After debate, council removed data-center supplemental regulations from the omnibus zoning ordinance for separate consideration and then adopted targeted data-center provisions by unanimous roll-call vote.

The Business and Economic Development Committee reviewed options ranging from a size‑based ban (example cited: 20 megawatts) to strict, capacity‑based regulations and signaled support for drafting detailed land‑use rules and technical requirements rather than an immediate outright ban.

On July 13, 2026, Lawrence County Council passed the first reading of Ordinance 10-12, a 12-month moratorium on data-center rezoning, permits and site approvals to give staff and the council time to draft regulations addressing setbacks, water/wastewater, power, emergency services and decommissioning; the motion passed 7-0.

After hours of debate over two competing moratoriums, the Pulaski County quorum court committee defeated a broader moratorium (26I45a) and voted 8–1 to send a narrower, more targeted moratorium (26I52) to the full court for consideration. County Attorney Dominique Lane warned litigation risk; residents urged stronger protections.

After detailed briefings on utility capacity and community concerns, the commission voted to direct staff to draft ordinance recommendations to regulate data centers and to consider whether a temporary moratorium is warranted while rules are developed.

Staff presented a revised Unified Development Code that would require data centers to go through PD review with 100‑foot setbacks, 40‑foot buffers, and mandatory acoustic engineering; it would also prohibit standalone gas stations as a principal use and permit them only as accessory uses to large retailers (50,000 sq ft), and the commission voted to recommend a 90‑day extension of the moratorium to allow adoption of the UDC.

The City Commission adopted Ordinance 06-2026 (second and final reading) to add small wireless facilities rules to the land development code; commissioners questioned whether the ordinance lets cellular companies place micro‑antennas in residential rights‑of‑way and staff said design standards are included to mitigate impacts. Vote 4–2.

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On first reading, Woodland Park council amended Ordinance No. 1525 (Series 2026) to extend a temporary moratorium on processing applications for data centers from 12 to 24 months to allow time to develop a regulatory framework; council set a public hearing on the amended ordinance and voted unanimously to advance it.

By amended motion the council adopted a 365-day moratorium on new data centers to allow preparation of zoning regulations and study of infrastructure, energy and water impacts.

The board confirmed a recently approved zoning amendment and discussed clarifying language for data centers, while several members criticized misinformation and emphasized better public outreach going forward.

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After lengthy questions about electricity, water, noise and security, the town approved a zoning amendment that defines data‑processing uses, excludes large data centers, and allows limited data‑center projects by special permit subject to seven infrastructure and compatibility criteria; a proposed amendment to reduce the cap to 2.5 MW failed.

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The commission published a first reading for a new subdivision code to replace outdated rules; staff and a consultant said the code modernizes plats, adds financial guarantees and performance bonds, but developers and commissioners raised cost concerns including a shift to 100-year flood standards and bonding costs.

The Marion County Board of Commissioners voted May 11 to extend a temporary moratorium on data-center applications in unincorporated Marion County through June 1, 2027, following planning staff concerns about water, power and the need to update the county comprehensive plan.

Commissioners reviewed a three‑year moratorium that covers construction of data centers, nuclear power and hydrogen energy facilities in unincorporated areas to give planning staff time to draft regulations; they discussed scope, infrastructure costs and next steps but recorded no formal vote.

Homewood City Council voted 3–0 to adopt an ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on new or expanded data centers operating above 1 MW while the city reviews zoning, infrastructure, and operational standards. The moratorium lasts 12 months and may be extended once for six months.

Duchesne County paused a decision on Ordinance 26-430 (temporary easements and culvert crossings) after industry representatives requested clearer bonding and maintenance rules; the hearing was continued to May 11, 2026. The commission also approved encroachment permit R26-019 for Crescent Uinta, LLC.