Minnesota local moratoria
Every local infrastructure moratorium in the inventory for Minnesota, current through August 19, 2026.
12 instruments — 11 in force, 1 pending, 0 past.
State policy is tracked separately: 12 actions (12 bills) in state_legislation.csv. These are not included in the local count above.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Enacted | Sectors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver | City | 2026-04-06 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| City of Apple Valley | City | 2026-07-09 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| City of Elko New Market | City | 2026-05-14 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Eagan | City | 2026-02-17 | data center, cryptocurrency mining | 🟢 Active |
| Inver Grove Heights | City | 2026-06-26 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Le Sueur County | County | 2026-05-26 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Mankato | City | 2026-07-13 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Minneapolis | City | 2026-06-25 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Otsego | City | 2026-07 | data center | 🟡 Pending |
| Rosemount | City | 2026-04-21 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Waite Park | City | 2026-05-04 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Wright County | County | 2026-05-19 | data center | 🟢 Active |
Detailed entries
Carver
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-04-06
- Normalized date:
2026-04-06(exact) - Duration: One year from effective date unless repealed earlier or replaced by a zoning ordinance amendment
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-carver-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance 01-2026; Resolution 116-26 authorized summary publication
- What prompted it: Zoning code did not specifically regulate data centers; city cited rapid AI, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure growth, uncertain public utility and environmental impacts, and need to study local regulation
- Affected projects: No active Carver proposal identified; city noted possible future annexation areas could accommodate data centers
- Detailed status: Active
- Outcome: Pending staff, consultant, and Planning Commission study with recommendations to the City Council
City of Apple Valley
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-07-09
- Normalized date:
2026-07-09(exact) - Duration: Through 2027-07-09 unless the council ends it sooner
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-city-of-apple-valley-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance 1158
- What prompted it: Citywide interim ordinance pausing applications, permits, rezonings, comprehensive plan amendments, conditional use permits, variances, subdivisions, and construction associated with establishing or expanding data centers
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Active per primary city document
- Outcome: City Council passed Ordinance 1158, a citywide interim ordinance effective upon passage and publication
City of Elko New Market
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-05-14 (City Council, 4-0)
- Normalized date:
2026-05-14(exact) - Duration: Until new official controls are adopted, or 2027-05-13, whichever occurs first
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-city-of-elko-new-market-2026 - Legal basis: Interim Ordinance 345 and Summary Ordinance 346, adopted under Minn. Stat. Sec. 462.355, subd. 4
- What prompted it: Immediate citywide prohibition on the location, establishment, and operation of data centers while the city studies zoning controls
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Active per primary council minutes and planning packet
- Outcome: City Council voted 4-0 to adopt Interim Ordinance 345 and Summary Ordinance 346, immediately prohibiting data centers citywide
Eagan
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-02-17
- Normalized date:
2026-02-17(exact) - Duration: One year; expires 2027-02-17 unless ended sooner
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
- Moratorium ID:
mn-eagan-2026 - Legal basis: Interim ordinance adding Eagan City Code section 12.09, "Interim Use: Data Center Regulations Study"; specific ordinance number not visible in captured Granicus draft PDF [VERIFY: final ordinance number not extracted from captured PDF; PDF has blank adoption and publication fields per draft]
- What prompted it: City study of whether large data centers need additional local regulation because of land use compatibility, municipal water and wastewater systems, infrastructure, environmental, and public health, safety, and welfare impacts
- Affected projects: Applies to data centers or cryptocurrency mining facilities using more than 20 MW or proposed within 500 feet of residentially zoned or guided property; allows improvements to existing or approved data centers only if they do not allow use above 9 MW
- Detailed status: Active
- Outcome: Pending study and possible permanent regulations
Inver Grove Heights
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-06-26 (Inver Grove Heights City Council approved a one-year data center moratorium, per MPR News and FOX 9; a contentious council meeting on 2026-06-23 had first ended before a vote could be taken). A CBS News item is dated 2026-05-11 with a similar headline ('Inver Grove Heights officials approve 1-year moratorium on data centers'); it is unclear whether this reflects an earlier initial action later reaffirmed on 2026-06-26, or a dating discrepancy in the aggregator. Treat 2026-06-26 as the better-supported date.
- Normalized date:
2026-06-26(range) - Duration: One year
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-inver-grove-heights-2026 - Legal basis: City council moratorium ordinance
- What prompted it: Litigation threat from a data center developer and community opposition; a June 23 meeting reportedly ended in shouting before a scheduled vote
- Affected projects: Not specifically named in sources reviewed
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31 (within the one-year term reported). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07 refresh]
- Outcome: One-year moratorium adopted; city to develop permanent regulations
Le Sueur County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-05-26 (County Board adoption); effective 2026-06-04
- Normalized date:
2026-05-26(exact) - Duration: 12 months from adoption
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-le-sueur-county-2026 - Legal basis: 12-month interim ordinance adopted under Minn. Stat. Sec. 462.355, subd. 4 (specific ordinance number not stated in sources reviewed)
- What prompted it: County study of energy, water, noise, heat, air emissions, wastewater and stormwater, emergency response, siting, taxation, and infrastructure impacts of data centers
- Affected projects: County officials reported no data center proposal was then pending
- Detailed status: Active per primary county agenda item and official notice
- Outcome: County Board adopted a 12-month interim ordinance barring establishment, construction, permitting, or acceptance and processing of land-use applications for data centers in unincorporated areas; became effective 2026-06-04
Mankato
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-07-13
- Normalized date:
2026-07-13(exact) - Duration: One year
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-mankato-2026 - Legal basis: Interim ordinance authorizing a study and imposing a moratorium on data centers and 'high impact utility consumers,' adopted by the Mankato City Council under Minn. Stat. Sec. 462.355, subd. 4; final ordinance number not confirmed in this pass
- What prompted it: City found its Zoning Ordinance (City Code ch. 10) imposes no express rules on data centers or other large-scale, disproportionately utility-intensive uses
- Affected projects: Not specified
- Detailed status: Active as of adoption (2026-07-13), post-dating this dataset's 2026-04-28 coverage cutoff
- Outcome: City staff and Planning Commission to study data centers and high-impact utility consumers and recommend zoning amendments
Minneapolis
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: City Council gave initial approval 8-5 on 2026-05-22 and final approval on 2026-06-25, following a public hearing on 2026-06-16.
- Normalized date:
2026-06-25(unverified) - Duration: Six-month interim ordinance (added as Chapter 597 of Title 21) prohibiting the establishment, re-establishment, or expansion of data center facilities larger than 350,000 square feet, with an exemption for such facilities in the downtown core; runs from adoption through approximately 2026-11-21, at which point Council must decide whether to extend the pause or take up separate permanent ordinances following a directed study.
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-minneapolis-2026 - Legal basis: Enacted interim ordinance, Title 21 Chapter 597 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances (originating from Legislative File 2026-00446); approved 8-5 on first vote (2026-05-22), following a public hearing (2026-06-16), with final council approval (2026-06-25).
- What prompted it: Council debate over land use, fiscal, and infrastructure implications of data center uses
- Affected projects: No specific affected project identified
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31. In effect since approximately late May/June 2026 and scheduled to run through approximately 2026-11-21.
- Outcome: The ordinance was adopted: Council voted 8-5 on 2026-05-22 and gave final approval 2026-06-25 after a 2026-06-16 public hearing. Council members Whiting, Chughtai, Stevenson, Osman, Payne, Wonsley, Chavez, and Chowdhury voted in favor; Shaffer, Palmisano, Rainville, Vetaw, and Warren voted against.
Otsego
- Type: City
- Status: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: Considered by City Council at its July 27, 2026 meeting (agenda item 4.1, 'Interim Ordinance Data Center Land Use'); final council adoption date not independently confirmed
- Normalized date:
2026-07(month_only) - Duration: Not confirmed in this pass (draft ordinance text located; duration section not reached)
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-otsego-2026 - Legal basis: Draft interim ordinance ('Ordinance No: 2026-XX') imposing a moratorium and authorizing a study of zoning regulations for data centers, under Minn. Stat. Sec. 462.355, subd. 4; recommended 7-0 by the Planning Commission at a special meeting July 6, 2026
- What prompted it: City has not received any data center site-plan applications but sought to study the use pre-emptively; Planning Commission found the existing Zoning Ordinance (which permits data centers in the B-4, I-1, and I-2 districts) may be inadequate given the changing nature of such uses
- Affected projects: None; the City has not received any data center site-plan application
- Detailed status: Pending/likely adopted; not independently confirmed past the July 27, 2026 Council agenda [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-07 refresh]
- Outcome: Pending Council action and subsequent zoning study
Rosemount
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-04-21
- Normalized date:
2026-04-21(exact) - Duration: One year from effective date, unless repealed earlier or terminated by adoption of a permanent zoning amendment addressing data centers
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-rosemount-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2026-03, 'An Interim Ordinance Authorizing a Study and Imposing a Moratorium on Data Centers,' adopted by the Rosemount City Council April 21, 2026 under Minn. Stat. Sec. 462.355, subd. 4
- What prompted it: City determined its Zoning Ordinance (Title 11) does not impose express rules or standards specific to data centers, amid a statewide increase in developer interest in Minnesota data center sites
- Affected projects: Not specified in the ordinance itself; news coverage (South Metro Scoop) references resident concern about a possible second Meta data center facility
- Detailed status: Active; one-year term runs to approximately April 21, 2027
- Outcome: City staff, consultants, and Planning Commission directed to study data centers and recommend possible zoning amendments
Waite Park
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: Adopted unanimously by the Waite Park City Council on 2026-05-04 (reported 2026-05-05).
- Normalized date:
2026-05-04(exact) - Duration: One-year (12-month) moratorium on data center development, adopted unanimously by City Council on 2026-05-04; exempts construction of small (300-square-foot) telecommunications shelters with fiber-optic equipment that do not require water to operate.
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-waite-park-undated - Legal basis: Interim ordinance discussed at March 2026 work session; no adopted ordinance text retrieved [VERIFY: primary ordinance not located].
- What prompted it: Staff reportedly found that the city had no ordinances governing data centers and their resource demands
- Affected projects: No specific affected project identified
- Detailed status: Active as of 2026-05-04/05-05 per KNSI reporting; city intends to use the study period to research data center regulation in nearby communities and draft new rules addressing water usage and noise emissions, the two concerns staff identified as most significant.
- Outcome: The city council moved from work-session discussion (March 2026) to a public hearing (2026-05-04 evening session per KNSI's same-day coverage) to unanimous adoption of a one-year moratorium, reported 2026-05-05.
Wright County
- Type: County
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-05-19
- Normalized date:
2026-05-19(exact) - Duration: One year from the effective date, unless earlier terminated by the County Board
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
mn-wright-county-2026 - Legal basis: Interim Ordinance No. 26-2, 'Resolution Adopting an Interim Zoning Ordinance Instituting an Emergency Moratorium on Data Centers,' adopted by the Wright County Board of Commissioners May 19, 2026 under Minn. Stat. Sec. 394.34; recorded with the Wright County Recorder May 20, 2026 as Document #A1603075
- What prompted it: County Office of Planning and Zoning began receiving data center development inquiries and permit pressure; County Zoning Ordinance does not expressly regulate data centers
- Affected projects: Not specified in the ordinance
- Detailed status: Active; one-year term runs to approximately May 19, 2027
- Outcome: County staff and Planning Commission directed to study data centers and propose amendments to the County's official controls
Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.