Missouri Moratoria

Every infrastructure moratorium we have identified in Missouri as of April 2026.

3 instruments — 1 in force, 1 pending, 1 past. Activity level: Low.

Jurisdiction	Type	Date enacted	Duration	Status
City of Peculiar	City	2024-08	100 days	⚪ Expired
City of St. Charles	City	2025-08-22	One year from passage	⚪ Replaced
Jackson County	County	Not enacted as of 2026-04-29 (the April 29, 2026 County Legislature regular meet	Proposed 120 days	🟡 Pending

Detailed entries

Type: City
Status: ⚪ Expired
Date enacted: 2024-08
Duration: 100 days
Moratorium ID: mo-peculiar-2024
Legal basis: Resolution 2024-43 (data center moratorium)
What prompted it: Concerns about data center facility impacts; need for regulatory framework
Detailed status: Likely expired (100 days from August 2024) unless extended
Outcome: Replacement ordinance or status not confirmed

Type: City
Status: ⚪ Replaced
Date enacted: 2025-08-22
Duration: One year from passage
Moratorium ID: mo-st-charles-2025
Legal basis: Resolution 25-014
What prompted it: Public opposition to a proposed data center, concern that data centers were treated as warehouse uses under Chapter 400, and concerns about water consumption, power consumption, noise, and other effects
Affected projects: Project Cumulus, reported as a roughly $1 billion CRG/Clayco proposal near Highway 370; the developer withdrew the zoning application before any council vote (confirmed by St. Charles February 9, 2026 P&Z staff packet, which states "applications were received by the City of St. Charles proposing a n
Detailed status: Active as of 2026-04-29; scheduled to expire around 2026-08-22 unless extended or replaced
Outcome: No final replacement ordinance identified. City staff prepared TA-2026-01 to define data centers, exclude them from warehouse uses, and effectively prohibit primary data center uses by not listing them as permitted or conditional uses. The Planning and Zoning Commission tabled the proposed permanent

Type: County
Status: 🟡 Pending
Date enacted: Not enacted as of 2026-04-29 (the April 29, 2026 County Legislature regular meet
Duration: Proposed 120 days
Moratorium ID: mo-jackson-county-2026
Legal basis: Ordinance 6074, introduced 2026-04-06 by Legislator Sean E. Smith
What prompted it: Rapid emergence of data center and battery energy storage system applications; perceived gaps in the Jackson County Unified Development Code; infrastructure, environmental, public safety, and public notice concerns
Affected projects: Would apply to Jackson County's acceptance, processing, and approval of rezoning applications, CUPs, SUPs, site plans, and building permits for data centers or BESS facilities, per Ordinance 6074 text. The ordinance contains no project-specific exemption language. The Nebius EastGate project sits in
Detailed status: Pending; Legistar source showed status "4th. Perfection" as of 2026-04-29, with no final action date
Outcome: If adopted, the county would use the pause to draft long-term code provisions and enhanced public notice requirements