Idaho local moratoria
Every local infrastructure moratorium in the inventory for Idaho, current through August 19, 2026.
1 instrument — 0 in force, 0 pending, 1 past.
State policy is tracked separately: 9 actions (9 bills) in state_legislation.csv. These are not included in the local count above.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Enacted | Sectors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenai County | County | 2025-03-11 | data center | ⚪ Replaced |
Detailed entries
Kootenai County
- Type: County
- Status: ⚪ Replaced
- Date enacted: 2025-03-11, retroactive to 2025-02-27
- Normalized date:
2025-03-11(exact) - Duration: 182 days from 2025-03-11 adoption (nominal expiration 2025-09-09), retroactive to 2025-02-27. Resolution 2025-23 itself states the term as '182 days following adoption,' which places the adoption date (March 11) as day zero and the moratorium's last day as day 182 after that (September 9, 2025) -- consistent with the already-recorded computed_expiry. Replaced by Ordinance 620, noticed 2025-10-07.
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
id-kootenai-county-2025 - Legal basis: Resolution 2025-23, "Emergency Moratorium - Data Centers"
- What prompted it: Developer interest in unincorporated county parcels over the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer; county findings cited water quantity and quality, electricity demand, air pollution, building size, noise, parking, and traffic circulation.
- Affected projects: No named project or MW total identified in captured county records. County records and press coverage state only that developers had made inquiries.
- Detailed status: Expired and replaced
- Outcome: Ordinance 620, noticed 2025-10-07, amended county code to prohibit data centers in the Commercial zone and allow them in Light Industrial and Industrial zones only with a conditional use permit. The replacement ordinance also added data-center standards, application requirements, and a county code definition. Spokane Public Radio reported that commissioners also directed staff toward a possible outright ban and that the adopted rules barred data centers over the aquifer.
Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.