Ohio local moratoria

Every local infrastructure moratorium in the inventory for Ohio, current through September 23, 2026.

160 instruments — 149 in force, 3 pending, 8 past.

State policy is tracked separately: 12 actions (12 bills) in state_legislation.csv. These are not included in the local count above.

Detailed entries

Ada

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-04-07 (Village Council adopted Resolution 2026-101, amended from 12 to 6 months, 5-0; per approved minutes). Extended 2026-09-01 by Resolution 2026-109 (6-0) for an additional 12 months.
• Normalized date: 2026-04-07 (exact)
• Duration: Originally six months (to Oct. 7, 2026); extended by an additional twelve months from the effective date of Resolution 2026-109 (emergency, adopted Sept. 1, 2026)
• Current end date: 2027-09-01
• Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
• Moratorium ID: oh-ada-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Ada Resolution 2026-101 (emergency) imposing a temporary moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining centers; extended by Resolution 2026-109 (emergency)
• What prompted it: Precautionary: residents' concerns; no inquiries received; village infrastructure cannot supply large data centers; time to write zoning.
• Affected projects: None; no companies have shown interest.
• Detailed status: Extended as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-07 (set to expire 2026-10-07) was extended 2026-09-01 by Resolution 2026-109 for 12 months (to about 2027-09-01). Planning Commission public hearing on legislation to prohibit data centers is set for 2026-09-29.
• Outcome: Village pursuing permanent legislation that would prohibit data centers (Planning Commission hearing Sept. 29, 2026).

Alliance

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-06 (City Council meeting)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-06 (exact)
• Duration: 18 months (not to exceed)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-alliance-2026
• Legal basis: City Council ordinance/legislation approved 5-1 (Councilman Phillip Mastroianni opposed; Councilwoman Jennifer Kiko absent), denying permits for any 'AI data centers' within city limits.
• What prompted it: Councilwoman Sheila Cherry pushed for the pause to protect residents, separate facts from rumors, and to amend related I-2 industrial-district restrictions to include conditional uses; comes after Mayor Andy Grove revealed at least one company had expressed interest in bringing a data center to the city, and follows separate mid-June 2026 legislation restricting future data centers to I-2 industrial zones.
• Affected projects: No specific developer/project named in coverage; Mayor Andy Grove said at least one company has expressed interest in bringing a data center to the city.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31 (adopted 2026-07-06); a sub-committee on data centers was formed for future workshops and public discussion.
• Outcome: Pending; sub-committee formed to develop conditional-use standards for the existing I-2 industrial-district restriction adopted in mid-June 2026.

Amherst

• Type: City
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: Pending: Building and Lands Committee unanimously recommended the moratorium legislation to full City Council on 2026-09-22; next council meeting 2026-09-28
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: As written: until June 30, 2027 with an automatic six-month extension (council members discussed removing the automatic extension)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-amherst-undated
• Legal basis: Proposed City of Amherst (Lorain County) legislation (sponsored by Ward 1 Council member Brian Dembinski) prohibiting data centers larger than 2.5 MW during zoning review
• What prompted it: Opposition to a proposed 45-megawatt data center at the Nordson property, which needed a zoning variance (BZA hearing, late July 2026); industrial zoning code review underway.
• Affected projects: Proposed 45 MW data center at the Nordson property (variance rejected by the Board of Zoning Appeals).
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23: recommended by the Building and Lands Committee on 2026-09-22; headed to full City Council (meeting 2026-09-28). [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Pause on data centers above 2.5 MW while the industrial zoning code review committee updates regulations.

Archbold

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-04-06 (emergency ordinance); Council had initially tabled a broader proposal on 2026-02-16 following resident pushback and legal hesitation from the Village Law Director and County Farm Bureau, then adopted a narrower six-month moratorium on 2026-04-06
• Normalized date: 2026-04-06 (exact)
• Duration: 6 months (Resolution 2026-16, 2026-04-06), extended six months by Resolution 2026-27 (emergency, 2026-08-17) to 2027-04-06
• Current end date: 2027-04-06
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-archbold-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution No. 2026-16 (temporary moratorium on data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities and technology storage facilities, adopted 2026-04-06, emergency); amended/extended by Resolution 2026-27 (emergency, 2026-08-17)
• What prompted it: Resident concern over land off County Road C and possible data center industrialization
• Affected projects: No formal project confirmed by village officials in captured reporting
• Detailed status: Extended; active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-04-06 under Resolution 2026-27 (adopted 2026-08-17 as an emergency). A draft zoning amendment by consultant Reveille, Ltd. is complete; planning commission review pending.
• Outcome: Council adopted the moratorium unanimously (5 of 6 members present, Council President Karla Ball absent) on 2026-04-06, despite the Village Law Director advising it was unnecessary (no pending applications) and the Farm Bureau warning of litigation exposure.

Ashtabula Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-10 (Board of Trustees Wednesday meeting, per Star Beacon story of Friday 2026-06-12; date inferred from 'at a Wednesday meeting')
• Normalized date: 2026-06-10 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-ashtabula-township-2026
• Legal basis: Ashtabula Township Board of Trustees 12-month moratorium on issuing permits for data centers (resolution number not located)
• What prompted it: The Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County lists Ashtabula Township as a candidate data center area (Risberg pipeline extension, fiber, water, grid). Trustees want time to study it.
• Affected projects: None named. The township is a Growth Partnership candidate area.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted about 2026-06-10 runs to about 2027-06-10. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Township will not issue data center permits during the moratorium; trustees plan to study and hold a resident input meeting.

Athens

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-03 (City Council regular session; rules suspended and Ordinance 0-70-26 unanimously adopted as emergency, per Athens County Independent and WOUB)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-03 (exact)
• Duration: One year; the mayor and/or service-safety director may extend it one more year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-athens-2026
• Legal basis: City of Athens Ordinance 70-26 (0-70-26), temporary moratorium on data centers (AI and large-scale data storage), emergency measure
• What prompted it: A New York developer (Saadia Holding LLC) is eyeing about 300 acres in Athens and Dover townships across U.S. 33 from Athens High School. The city has no data center zoning standards. Energy, water and air-quality concerns were raised.
• Affected projects: Proposed Saadia Holding data center site on U.S. 33 is outside city limits (not directly covered).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-08-03 runs to about 2027-08-03, extendable one year administratively.
• Outcome: City to hire a consultant to assess data center impacts and amend the zoning code.

Athens Township (Athens County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-01 (Board of Trustees special session, Saturday; Resolution 08-01-2026 adopted unanimously)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-01 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months from the effective date, unless repealed earlier or superseded by zoning amendments
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-athens-township-athens-county-2026
• Legal basis: Athens Township Trustees Resolution 08-01-2026, temporary moratorium on receipt, processing or approval of zoning certificate applications for data center development in the zoned portion of the township (The Plains), under R.C. 519.02
• What prompted it: A New York developer is considering about 300 acres on U.S. 33 across from Athens High School, in Athens and Dover townships. The zoning code does not address data centers.
• Affected projects: Proposed data center (New York developer, reported as Saadia Holding LLC) on about 300 acres along U.S. 33 across from Athens High School. Part of that land is in unzoned areas.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-01 runs to about 2027-08-01 (applies to the zoned portion of the township).
• Outcome: Zoning Commission directed to study and draft data center amendments (districts, setbacks, noise, water, electrical, generators, decommissioning).

Aurora

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-30 (City Council, Ordinance 2026-117, rules suspended and adopted 6-0 as an emergency; per official minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-30 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve months from the effective date, or until code amendments are enacted or council revokes it, whichever comes first.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-aurora-2026
• Legal basis: City of Aurora (Portage County) Ordinance 2026-117 (emergency), moratorium on filing, consideration and issuance of zoning/occupancy permits involving data centers
• What prompted it: Precaution: the zoning code does not permit data centers, but the administration wanted time for a zoning-code consultant to review whether more rules are needed; regional Portage County data center controversy.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-06-30 runs to about 2027-06-30 unless ended earlier by code amendments.
• Outcome: City to study and possibly adopt data center regulations as part of its zoning code review.

Avon

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Passed by Council 2026-04-13; approved by Mayor Bryan K. Jensen 2026-04-14 (emergency measure, effective immediately upon mayoral approval); Section 1 sets the moratorium through April 14, 2027.
• Normalized date: 2026-04-14 (exact)
• Duration: Through 2027-04-14, extendable up to 6 months by Council
• Current end date: 2027-04-14
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-avon-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 37-26 (text confirmed via cityofavon.com PDF capture)
• What prompted it: Increased interest in data centers and need to study state codes, local ordinances, and regulatory controls
• Affected projects: Future permitted, special, accessory, zoning, building, occupancy, site plan, and related approvals for data centers
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance No. 37-26 (emergency) passed 7-0 on 2026-04-13, approved by the mayor 2026-04-14, runs through 2027-04-14 (extendable up to 6 months). No repeal or replacement zoning found.
• Outcome: Planning Commission directed to begin data center regulatory study at next regular meeting

Avon Lake

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-22 (City Council regular meeting, Monday; per Medina Gazette/Chronicle-Telegram report of 2026-06-26)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-22 (exact)
• Duration: One year, up to June 22, 2027; council may shorten
• Current end date: 2027-06-22
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-avon-lake-2026
• Legal basis: City of Avon Lake Ordinance 26-60, a one-year moratorium on the development or construction of data centers
• What prompted it: The zoning code has no data center definition, so a facility would fall under general industrial use. The council president cited aggressive data center developers entering Ohio communities, and the legislature had not acted.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium passed 2026-06-22 runs to 2027-06-22 unless shortened by council.
• Outcome: Study, plan and draft data center regulations, possibly making data centers a conditional use needing Planning Commission and council review; build an economic development strategy.

Barberton

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2025-11-10 (City Council, emergency; per 'Passed November 10, 2025' on the legislation and Akron.com report)
• Normalized date: 2025-11-10 (exact)
• Duration: Indefinite (no end date); on 2026-04-13 data centers were also added to the city's 'various businesses' moratorium, which lasts until adoption of the new Barberton zoning code
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-barberton-2025
• Legal basis: Resolution/Ordinance No. 157-2025 (emergency) instituting a moratorium on data centers within Barberton; later Ordinance No. 50-2026 (passed 2026-04-13) amending Resolution 164-2023 to add data centers to the moratorium on zoning permits until adoption of the new zoning code
• What prompted it: Response to Norton's data center controversy (Quantum HPC 'Project Triton'); council said Barberton has little open land and data centers do not contribute to economic development; wanted time to add data center rules after the new development code is adopted.
• Affected projects: None in Barberton; prompted by Quantum HPC's proposal in neighboring Norton.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; open-ended moratorium adopted 2025-11-10 (No. 157-2025), reinforced 2026-04-13 by No. 50-2026 which holds data center zoning permits until the new zoning code is adopted.
• Outcome: Council imposed an indefinite moratorium, intending to add data center regulations to its new development code and then cancel the moratorium; in April 2026 folded data centers into its broader zoning-permit moratorium pending the new code.

Bazetta Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-12 (Board of Trustees regular meeting, 3-0; per signed minutes, Resolution 085-26)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-12 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-bazetta-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee Resolution 085-26 imposing a 180-day moratorium on the acceptance of applications, permitting and construction of data centers in Bazetta Township (township zoning, R.C. Chapter 519)
• What prompted it: Preemptive: no data center applications yet, but the zoning commission needs time to write data center regulations into the township zoning code.
• Affected projects: None; no companies had applied.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-05-12 runs to about 2026-11-08; zoning commission drafting data center language (Sept. 9 meeting).
• Outcome: Trustees adopted a 180-day moratorium while the zoning commission drafts data center zoning requirements.

Bellevue

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-08 (City Council, 6-1 after suspending rules 7-0; emergency; per 6/8/26 council minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-08 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve (12) months from the effective date
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-bellevue-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 15-26 (City of Bellevue), emergency, imposing a temporary moratorium on the establishment or conversion of buildings into data centers for 12 months
• What prompted it: Time for city administration and council to review federal codes, Ohio statutes and the city's codified ordinances relative to data centers.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-08 runs to about 2027-06-08.
• Outcome: Council adopted a 12-month moratorium on establishing, converting, developing or constructing data centers while it reviews applicable law and its code.

Berea

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-15 (emergency measure)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-15 (exact)
• Duration: Up to 1 year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-berea-2026
• Legal basis: City Council emergency ordinance; Ordinance 6-6
• What prompted it: Study of infrastructure, utilities, environmental effects, resident concerns, and long-term planning implications of data centers
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-06-15
• Outcome: Council approved Ordinance 6-6, an emergency measure imposing a moratorium of up to one year on permits and permit applications for data centers

Blanchester

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-12
• Normalized date: 2026-03-12 (exact)
• Duration: 24 months (2 years) from the effective date, per Ordinance 2026.007 Section 1
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-blanchester-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2026.007, "Ordinance Establishing Data Center Moratorium"
• What prompted it: General council concern that the village electric grid could not support a data center's power needs, plus unresolved questions about energy sourcing raised at a council-attended data-center webinar; no specific project or applicant was pending.
• Affected projects: Not specified
• Detailed status: Listed on village 2026 documents page; full text not captured because site output was incomplete
• Outcome: No data-center-related zoning or council action has followed the March 12, 2026 adoption; council minutes for April 9, May 14, and June 11, 2026 (the most recent available) contain no further mention of data centers or the moratorium.

Boardman Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-28 (Board of Trustees vote, unanimous; per WKBN 2026-05-20)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-28 (exact)
• Duration: One year.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-boardman-township-2026
• Legal basis: Boardman Township (Mahoning County) Board of Trustees one-year data center moratorium (resolution number not located)
• What prompted it: Preemptive; resident opposition and regional wave of Mahoning Valley moratoria; no application filed.
• Affected projects: None; township says no company has inquired.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-04-28 runs to about 2027-04-28.
• Outcome: Trustees will spend the year studying zoning options to regulate or keep data centers out of residential areas.

Boston Heights

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2025-11-12 (Village Council, 6-0 after suspending three-reading rule; emergency; per signed 11/12/2025 council minutes)
• Normalized date: 2025-11-12 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-boston-heights-2025
• Legal basis: Resolution 2025-11-50 (Village of Boston Heights), emergency, declaring a 12-month moratorium on accepting for filing, review and approval of all new applications for data centers and related activities
• What prompted it: Regional data center proposals in Summit County (Norton) prompting time to develop regulations.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2025-11-12 is due to expire about 2026-11-12 unless extended.
• Outcome: Council adopted a 12-month moratorium on new data center applications.

Braceville Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-02 (immediately effective)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-02 (exact)
• Duration: 6 months
• Current end date: 2026-11-29
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-braceville-township-2026
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution under R.C. Chapter 519 (resolution number not confirmed in sources reviewed) [VERIFY]
• What prompted it: Concerns about noise, electric, and water impacts, and coordination with county model zoning work
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium effective 2026-06-02 runs to about 2026-11-29. No extension or repeal found. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]
• Outcome: Trustees unanimously approved an immediately effective six-month moratorium on data center permits and applications

Bridgewater Township (Williams County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09 (reported by The Village Reporter on 2026-09-17; exact vote date not available, article paywalled)
• Normalized date: 2026-09 (month_only)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-bridgewater-township-williams-county-2026
• Legal basis: Bridgewater Township (Williams County) Board of Trustees action approving a 12-month moratorium on data centers; instrument number not found
• What prompted it: Not reported (article paywalled); regional Williams County activity (Pioneer, Northwest Township moratoria).
• Affected projects: Unknown.
• Detailed status: Reported approved in about September 2026 (12 months); active as of 2026-09-23 per the single report; exact dates unverified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.45 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: 12-month data center moratorium approved by township trustees.

Brimfield Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-20 (Board of Trustees regular meeting, Motion #2026-177 adopting resolution, 3-0; per official minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-20 (exact)
• Duration: Six (6) months.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-brimfield-township-2026
• Legal basis: Brimfield Township (Portage County) Board of Trustees resolution (Motion #2026-177), six-month moratorium on the operation/location of any new data center
• What prompted it: Need to study data center impacts on health, safety, utilities and infrastructure and to add a data center section to the zoning code.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-20 runs to about 2026-10-17/20; as of 2026-09-21 the Zoning Commission planned to request a six-month extension while it finishes draft data center zoning.
• Outcome: Zoning Commission drafting data center restrictions and siting rules; extension request expected.

Broadview Heights

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-22 (City Council meeting; resolution approved, per Scriptype/Sun News coverage of the June 22 meeting and cleveland.com)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-22 (exact)
• Duration: 6 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
• Moratorium ID: oh-broadview-heights-2026
• Legal basis: City of Broadview Heights council resolution imposing a six-month moratorium on accepting for filing, consideration, review and approval of new applications for data centers, crypto-mining facilities and substantially similar uses (number not located)
• What prompted it: Proactive. Council wants attorneys to review zoning for utility and infrastructure safeguards before any proposal arrives; concerns about utility costs.
• Affected projects: None.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-22 runs to about 2026-12-19.
• Outcome: City attorneys reviewing the zoning code to add data center and crypto-mining standards.

Brooklyn

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06 (City Council passage reported 'recently' in cleveland.com story of 2026-06-18; exact vote date not found; OCJ map lists June 2026)
• Normalized date: 2026-06 (month_only)
• Duration: 180 days
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-brooklyn-2026
• Legal basis: City of Brooklyn Resolution 2026-21 (emergency) imposing a 180-day moratorium on building permits / certificates of occupancy for data centers
• What prompted it: Precautionary: mayor cited power and water use and state tax incentives drawing data centers to Ohio; city wanted time to write zoning rules. No project pending.
• Affected projects: None; mayor said the city lacks the acreage data centers seek.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (presumed); 180-day moratorium passed about June 2026 runs to roughly December 2026. Exact dates unverified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Council passed a 180-day pause on permits/certificates of occupancy for data centers while the city drafts zoning legislation.

Buckeye Lake

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-27 (Village Council meeting; rules suspended and Resolution 2026-13 adopted 7-0; emergency; per minutes and the signed resolution)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-27 (exact)
• Duration: One (1) year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-buckeye-lake-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Buckeye Lake Resolution No. 2026-13 (emergency, under Village Charter home-rule powers), a one-year moratorium on accepting and issuing applications and permits for constructing or operating data centers
• What prompted it: Data centers being built in areas around the village (Licking County), and parcels in the village that may attract them. Council needs time to judge whether they are appropriate.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-07-27, effective immediately, runs to about 2027-07-27.
• Outcome: Council to consider whether data centers are appropriate in the village. Social media reports voters may decide the issue (unverified).

Bucyrus

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-04 (City Council; Ordinance 28-2026 given first reading, then rules suspended and passed as emergency on 2nd/3rd reading, 7-0 roll call, per the approved 2026-05-04 minutes; ordinance text 'Passed this 4th day of May, 2026')
• Normalized date: 2026-05-04 (exact)
• Duration: Two years, renewable
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-bucyrus-2026
• Legal basis: City of Bucyrus Ordinance No. 28-2026, 'An Ordinance Implementing a Moratorium on the Development of Data Centers within the City of Bucyrus, Ohio, and Declaring an Emergency'
• What prompted it: Concerns about electric grid burden and rates, water supply, the sewer and wastewater load and corrosive discharge, and noise from data centers.
• Affected projects: None named; existing data centers grandfathered.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; renewable two-year moratorium adopted 2026-05-04 as an emergency runs to about 2028-05-03.
• Outcome: Administration directed to study impacts (power, gas, telecom, water, wastewater, noise, brownfields, revenue) and recommend regulation and zoning.

Butler County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-16
• Normalized date: 2026-06-16 (exact)
• Duration: 6 months, immediately effective
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-butler-county-2026
• Legal basis: Board of County Commissioners resolution; Resolution 26-06-00963, covering unincorporated areas of Hanover, Lemon, Madison, Milford, Oxford, and Ross townships where the county administers zoning
• What prompted it: County-initiated pause on data center applications and permits in county-zoned townships pending policy development
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2026-12-13
• Outcome: Commissioners unanimously adopted Resolution 26-06-00963, immediately imposing a six-month moratorium barring county acceptance or processing of applications and issuance of zoning or building permits for data centers and data processing centers in Hanover, Lemon, Madison, Milford, Oxford, and Ross townships

Canton Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-09
• Normalized date: 2026-04-09 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-canton-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee resolution drafted by township law director [CITE primary text not captured]
• What prompted it: Resident concerns over noise, electricity and water consumption, wastewater, aesthetics, and nearby projects
• Affected projects: Does not affect two parcels annexed by the City of Canton in late 2025 that data-center-affiliated companies have since purchased: 84.5 acres northeast of Trump Avenue and Orchard View Drive SE, and 162.9 acres southeast of Millerton Street and Central Avenue SE.
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: Township awaits more state/federal guidance and studies

Carrollton

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-27 (Village Council third reading and passage of Ordinance No. 2026-10; readings 2026-04-27, 2026-05-11, 2026-05-27)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-27 (exact)
• Duration: Indefinite (no end date or term stated)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-carrollton-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Carrollton Ordinance No. 2026-10, 'An Ordinance Authorizing a Moratorium on Data Centers in the Village of Carrollton' (effective at the earliest date allowed by law)
• What prompted it: Council found data centers would strain the village water supply and utilities, raise rates, have environmental impacts and add little to employment, conflicting with long-term planning goals.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; open-ended moratorium on data centers in the village under Ordinance 2026-10 (passed 2026-05-27, effective about 30 days later), with no stated expiration.
• Outcome: Indefinite moratorium on data centers within village corporate limits; no study period or sunset specified.

Chillicothe

• Type: City
• Status: 🔴 Rescinded
• Date enacted: 2026-08-24 (City Council, Ordinance 44-26 passed unanimously as emergency legislation after suspending the three-reading rule; per council minutes as reported by Scioto Valley Guardian and Scioto Post)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-24 (exact)
• Duration: 60 days (approvals suspended until October 23, 2026)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-chillicothe-2026
• Legal basis: City of Chillicothe Ordinance 44-26 (emergency), moratorium on accepting/issuing zoning permits and approvals for new (auxiliary and large-scale) data center uses
• What prompted it: Resident opposition to a proposed data center / high-performance computing campus (Aligned / Alignment Engine) at the former paper mill site announced July 2, 2026.
• Affected projects: Proposed data hall/HPC campus at the former US Paper Mill (Chilpaco building) site by Alignment Engine / Aligned (reported $1.5 billion).
• Detailed status: Rescinded: on 2026-09-14 council voted 8-1 to reconsider and strike the 60-day moratorium after a February 2026 city zoning-verification letter surfaced; a revised moratorium exempting the paper-mill site was discussed in committee but none had been adopted as of 2026-09-23.
• Outcome: Moratorium repealed 2026-09-14; city still expected to update its Unified Development Code to set data center standards.

Cincinnati

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-02-11 (IDCO No. 89 effective date, per city planning page); extended 2026-04-01 for 9 months to 2027-02-11
• Normalized date: 2026-02 (month_only)
• Duration: Through February 11, 2027 (the original Interim Development Control Overlay District No. 89 was effective 2026-02-11 for 3 months, expiring 2026-05-11; City Council approved a 9-month extension on 2026-04-01 following the City Planning Commission's 2026-03-06 recommendation, moving the expiration to 2027-02-11)
• Current end date: 2027-02-11
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-cincinnati-2026
• Legal basis: Emergency ordinance of Cincinnati City Council establishing Interim Development Control (IDC) Overlay District No. 89, "Data Centers", under Cincinnati Municipal Code Chapter 1431 (passed 2026-02-11 for three months; ordinance number not legible on the posted signed copy); extended nine months by Council on 2026-04-01 to 2027-02-11.
• What prompted it: No data center classification in zoning code and need to study impacts on more than 22,000 parcels
• Affected projects: Data centers in downtown, industrial, and manufacturing zones subject to review process
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; IDC Overlay District No. 89 (a review requirement, not a full ban) runs through 2027-02-11 after the 2026-04-01 nine-month extension. City Planning is holding zoning-study engagement meetings on 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-19 toward permanent Zoning Code text amendments.
• Outcome: Zoning study and Planning Commission review based on neighborhood compatibility, water and utility use, adverse effects, and public benefits

City of Hubbard

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-01 (emergency ordinance)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-01 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: 2027-06-01
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-city-of-hubbard-2026
• Legal basis: City Council emergency ordinance (ordinance number not confirmed in sources reviewed) [VERIFY]
• What prompted it: Resident opposition to a possible data center project referred to as 'Project Milo' and criticism of an economic-development nondisclosure agreement; more than 200 residents attended the May 18 meeting where the emergency legislation was requested
• Affected projects: Project Milo (unconfirmed developer)
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-06-01 runs to about 2027-06-01. Voters will decide a full data center ban on the 2026-11-03 ballot (OCJ). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]
• Outcome: City Council approved an emergency 12-month moratorium on construction, placement, or operation of data centers, following a May 18 request by Councilwoman Robin Zambrini

City of New Carlisle

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-02-17
• Normalized date: 2026-02-17 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months from 2026-03-04 effective date
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-new-carlisle-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2026-06
• What prompted it: Lack of zoning classifications for data centers; energy, water, utility, environmental, neighborhood, and long-term planning concerns
• Affected projects: No specific project identified
• Detailed status: Active through approximately 2027-03-04
• Outcome: Study period for planning, zoning, and business regulation decisions

City of Norton

• Type: City
• Status: ⚪ Replaced
• Date enacted: 2025-12-01
• Normalized date: 2025-12-01 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days (Ord. 108-2025, 2025-12-01 to 2026-05-30), followed by a 90-day extension under Ord. 55-2026 (adopted 2026-05-18), running through approximately mid-to-late August 2026
• Current end date: 2026-08-28
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-norton-2025
• Legal basis: Ordinance 108-2025; extended by Ordinance 55-2026 (adopted 2026-05-18 as an emergency measure)
• What prompted it: Data center applications and need to review planning and zoning code
• Affected projects: Future NAICS 518 zoning certificate applications; council discussion indicated one then-current application was not affected
• Detailed status: Ended about 2026-08-28 and replaced by permanent zoning. The 90-day extension under Ord. 55-2026 (adopted 7-0 on 2026-05-18, emergency) ran from the original 2026-05-30 expiry to about 2026-08-28. Council adopted permanent large-scale data center rules (Ord. 60-2026, Special Industrial Use Permits; Ord. 61-2026, Conditional Uses) on 2026-07-06 and amended Ord. 61-2026 on 2026-09-08 to add 'data mining operations'. No further extension appears in council minutes of 2026-07-20, 08-17, 08-31 or 09-08.
• Outcome: Permanent zoning adopted: Ord. 60-2026 (Section 1282.03, Special Industrial Use Permits, large-scale data centers) and Ord. 61-2026 (Section 1298, Conditional Uses), both 2026-07-06; Amended Ord. 61-2026 (adds data mining/crypto mining operations) adopted 2026-09-08. The temporary moratorium then lapsed about 2026-08-28.

City of Waterville

• Type: City
• Status: ⚪ Expired
• Date enacted: 2025-12-08
• Normalized date: 2025-12-08 (exact)
• Duration: 182 days (6 months); amended down from an originally proposed 12 months (365 days) at the same meeting before adoption
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-waterville-2025
• Legal basis: Resolution 34-25, "A RESOLUTION IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OR GRANTING OF APPLICATIONS OR PERMITS FOR DATA CENTERS AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF WATERVILLE OHIO," adopted 2025-12-08 as amended from a proposed 12 months down to 6 months (182 days), by unanimous 7-0 roll call.
• What prompted it: Community concern and desire to study impacts after prior zoning allowed data centers in M-1 manufacturing districts
• Affected projects: No specific city project identified; concern tied to broader Anthony Wayne area data center activity
• Detailed status: Resolution 34-25 (as amended, a 182-day/6-month term from its 2025-12-08 adoption) expired on approximately 2026-06-08. No extension, replacement, or repeal was found in Council minutes of 2026-05-11, 2026-06-01 (special), or 2026-06-08 (the meeting closest to the expiration date itself); the latter's minutes cover other business at length with no mention of data centers.
• Outcome: Mayor and staff researching data centers; possible conditional-use process under review

Clay Township (Montgomery County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-07 (Board of Trustees regular meeting, Resolution 2026-016, roll call all yes; per official minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-07 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve (12) months; may be extended before expiry.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-clay-township-montgomery-county-2026
• Legal basis: Clay Township (Montgomery County) Trustee Resolution 2026-016 under R.C. 519.01, 519.02, 519.12
• What prompted it: Zoning resolution lacks data center (NAICS 518) regulations; concerns over land use, electrical demand, water, transportation and public safety.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-07 runs to about 2027-04-07.
• Outcome: Zoning commission directed to review the zoning resolution and recommend data center regulations during the moratorium.

Clayton

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-16 (City Council, Resolution No. R-07-26-46 adopted; per signed resolution)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-16 (exact)
• Duration: 365 days; expires July 16, 2027 unless earlier revoked.
• Current end date: 2027-07-16
• Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
• Moratorium ID: oh-clayton-2026
• Legal basis: City of Clayton Resolution No. R-07-26-46 (immediate temporary 365-day moratorium on zoning, conditional use and building permit applications for data processing centers)
• What prompted it: Data centers undefined in Clayton code and could be processed as warehouse uses; concern heightened by the Piqua data center controversy.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 365-day moratorium adopted 2026-07-16 expires 2027-07-16.
• Outcome: Staff directed to study impacts and prepare zoning text amendments, use classifications and standards for data processing centers.

Clearcreek Township (Warren County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-27 (trustees' unanimous resolution; per WDTN and Dayton Daily News)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-27 (exact)
• Duration: One year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-clearcreek-township-warren-county-2026
• Legal basis: Clearcreek Township (Warren County) trustee resolution imposing a one-year moratorium on issuance of permits for data centers (number not found)
• What prompted it: Preemptive: need for further study and concerns about infrastructure impacts; no developer had approached the township.
• Affected projects: None; described as preemptive.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on data center permits adopted 2026-07-27 runs to about 2027-07-27.
• Outcome: Township to study data centers and future regulation during the pause.

Cleveland

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-15 (Ordinance 556-2026 passed by full Council, 14-1). Councilmember Charles Slife's original 2026-04-28 proposal called for a one-year pause; the Utilities Committee (chaired by Brian Kazy) reduced it to three months before the full Council vote.
• Normalized date: 2026-07-15 (exact)
• Duration: 3 months (through approximately 2026-10-16), extendable by Council for an additional 3 months; reduced from the originally proposed 1 year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-cleveland-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 556-2026, following Councilmember Charles Slife's initial proposal; advanced by the Utilities Committee (chaired by Brian Kazy) and passed by full Council 2026-07-15, 14-1
• What prompted it: Water and power use, outages, low permanent job creation, and zoning/infrastructure review
• Affected projects: Future permits within city limits if enacted
• Detailed status: Active; a three-month moratorium on new standalone/principal-use data center projects and expansions took effect upon passage on 2026-07-15, running through approximately 2026-10-16. Excludes operation of existing data centers and colocated/edge/enterprise facilities.
• Outcome: Adopted. A Data Center working group is developing zoning/regulatory recommendations addressing land use, power needs, environmental standards, jobs, and community benefits, with policy reforms expected to be introduced by mid-September 2026.

Clinton

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-16 (Village Council, 4-2 on adoption after a 4-2 motion to waive the three-reading rule; emergency; per 6/16/26 council minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-16 (exact)
• Duration: Six months, renewable
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-clinton-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution No. R-26-06 (Village of Clinton), a resolution implementing a moratorium on the development of data centers within the village and declaring an emergency
• What prompted it: Resident request for quick action on data centers so council and legal department can develop permanent regulations.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-16 runs to about mid-December 2026.
• Outcome: Council adopted a six-month, renewable moratorium on issuing permits for data center development while it works on permanent legislation.

Commercial Point

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-04 (Village Council, Ordinance 2026-09 passed on third reading 5-1 as an emergency; per Circleville Herald)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-04 (exact)
• Duration: 18 months.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-commercial-point-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Commercial Point Ordinance 2026-09, 18-month moratorium on data center development under R.C. 715.01 and 713.02, declared an emergency
• What prompted it: K-Nova II, LLC's 'Project Cosmos' major site plan (end user Amazon Data Services) filed April 1, 2026 on land zoned exclusively for data centers; resident opposition over noise, grid strain and water.
• Affected projects: K-Nova II 'Project Cosmos' data center (Amazon Data Services), Rickenbacker Exchange Industrial Park expansion (~267 acres).
• Detailed status: Active but under legal challenge as of 2026-09-23; 18-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-04 (to about November 2027); K-Nova II filed a mandamus action in the Ohio Supreme Court (May 19, 2026) arguing vested rights, and residents separately sued over the 2024 rezoning (Pickaway C.P. 2026-CI-0139).
• Outcome: Village suspended review of the K-Nova application and offered to refund its $534,121.85 fee; developer refused and sued.

Cortland

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-01 (emergency passage)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-01 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: 2027-06-01
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-cortland-2026
• Legal basis: City Council emergency ordinance (ordinance number not confirmed in sources reviewed) [VERIFY]
• What prompted it: Desire to review the planning and zoning code before permitting data centers
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year emergency moratorium on data center zoning permits and applications passed 2026-06-01, running to about 2027-06-01. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]
• Outcome: Council gave emergency passage to a one-year moratorium stopping applications and zoning permits for data centers

Defiance

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-01 (City Council vote, emergency ordinance; signed by Mayor Mike McCann the same night, effective immediately; per Crescent-News)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-01 (exact)
• Duration: Six months (amended down from the originally drafted 12 months)
• Current end date: 2027-02-28
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-defiance-undated
• Legal basis: Emergency ordinance of Defiance City Council placing a six-month moratorium on 'the acceptance, review, processing and approval of applications for data center development' within city limits (adopted 7-0 on re-vote, 2026-09-01; ordinance number not reported). Council separately passed an emergency ordinance placing a charter amendment banning data centers over 25 MW on the 2026-11-03 ballot; a zoning text amendment hearing is set for 2026-10-06.
• What prompted it: City officials began researching data center zoning gaps in February 2026; no pending data center applications were reported, but a nearby property proposed for annexation (west of the Menards store) drew organized resident opposition.
• Affected projects: No pending data center applications reported; resident opposition led by Rebecca Rupp centers on a property proposed for annexation west of the Menards store.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-09-01, running to about 2027-02-28. Voters decide a charter-amendment data center ban (>25 MW) on 2026-11-03.
• Outcome: Council adopted a six-month moratorium (after a procedural re-vote, 7-0 with emergency clause) and put a charter-amendment ban on the November 3, 2026 ballot; a public hearing on data center/power-generating facility zoning text amendments is set for 2026-10-06.

Eastlake

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2025-11-25 (City Council regular meeting; rules suspended, adopted by unanimous roll call as Resolution No. 2025-103, emergency; per council minutes)
• Normalized date: 2025-11-25 (exact)
• Duration: Five (5) years
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-eastlake-2025
• Legal basis: City of Eastlake Resolution No. 2025-103 (emergency), a five-year moratorium on permitting any data centers
• What prompted it: Preemptive, based on regional concerns about data center noise and low-frequency sound, chemically treated cooling water discharged near Lake Erie, and power demand.
• Affected projects: None identified.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; five-year moratorium adopted 2025-11-25 runs to about 2030-11-25.
• Outcome: Long-term pause on data center permits. Residents urged the city to zone data centers out entirely.

Ellsworth Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-10 (trustees passed and enacted, per township zoning inspector quoted by WFMJ 2026-06-16)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-10 (exact)
• Duration: One year, with option to renew.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-ellsworth-township-2026
• Legal basis: Ellsworth Township (Mahoning County) Board of Trustees data center moratorium (instrument number not located)
• What prompted it: Preemptive; to review township zoning as it pertains to data centers; no applications received.
• Affected projects: None; no data center zoning applications received.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium enacted 2026-06-10 runs to about 2027-06-10. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Pause while officials review zoning and research data centers.

Fairborn

• Type: City
• Status: ⚪ Expired
• Date enacted: 2022-09-06 (City Council adopted Emergency Ordinance 25-22, 7-0, per the official minutes of the 2022-09-06 council meeting)
• Normalized date: 2022-09-06 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days from the date of the ordinance (emergency ordinance, effective immediately)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
• Moratorium ID: oh-fairborn-2022
• Legal basis: Ordinance 25-22, 'An Emergency Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium for a Period of 180 Days from the Date Hereof on the Issuance of Any Permits, Certificates, or Approvals for the Operation of, or Use of Any Property for a Data Center in the City of Fairborn, Ohio'
• What prompted it: Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) mining data centers: staff cited heavy electricity and water use, noise, few jobs, and no state oversight; time to study and adjust the zoning code.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Expired 2023-03-05; the 180-day moratorium adopted 2022-09-06 ran out and no extension appears in City Council minutes for Jan. 3 through March 20, 2023. A separate 12-month data center moratorium was adopted 2026-08-17 (see oh-fairborn-2026).
• Outcome: Lapsed without a documented extension or replacement ordinance; Fairborn later adopted a new 12-month data center moratorium on 2026-08-17.

Fairborn

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-17 (City Council vote at Monday business meeting; per Fairborn Daily Herald and a council-meeting social post)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-17 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months (may end sooner)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, general
• Moratorium ID: oh-fairborn-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution 38-26 (City of Fairborn), placing 12-month temporary moratoriums on data centers, self-storage facilities, gas stations, convenience stores and car washes (adopted 2026-08-17)
• What prompted it: Limited remaining commercial/industrial land; water consumption and noise from data centers; review of zoning standards.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium (Resolution 38-26) adopted 2026-08-17 runs to about 2027-08-17. A separate, earlier 180-day data center (crypto-mining) moratorium, Ordinance 25-22 of 2022-09-06, expired in March 2023.
• Outcome: Planning Board and Council to review and recommend zoning amendments for these uses.

Fairfield Township (Butler County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-08 (Board of Trustees regular meeting; Resolution No. 26-85 on agenda, approved unanimously per Journal-News)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-08 (exact)
• Duration: 6 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-fairfield-township-butler-county-2026
• Legal basis: Fairfield Township (Butler County) Resolution No. 26-85, 'Resolution Imposing a Six-Month Data Center Moratorium for Fairfield Township'
• What prompted it: Proactive. No data center inquiries, but regional activity (the Amazon Web Services data center near Trenton, other Butler County moratoriums). The township wants to study impacts on infrastructure, utilities and environmental resources and to draft regulations.
• Affected projects: None; the administrator said no one has approached the township.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-08 runs to about 2027-03-07.
• Outcome: Study of impacts and preparation of data center regulations and siting rules.

Fayette County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-21 (Board of County Commissioners vote on motion by Commissioner Donnie Fleak, seconded by Chairman Jim Garland; Commissioner Tony Anderson absent; resolution drafted by Prosecutor Jess Weade and signed by two commissioners the same afternoon; per Record-Herald)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-21 (exact)
• Duration: Through June 1, 2027 (eight months and 10 days); commissioners may modify, rescind or extend it earlier
• Current end date: 2027-06-01
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-fayette-county-2026
• Legal basis: Board of County Commissioners resolution (county zoning authority, emergency) imposing a moratorium on data center-related applications, zoning approvals and permits in the unincorporated areas of Concord, Green, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Paint and Perry townships (county-zoned); excludes Jefferson, Wayne and Union townships; resolution number not reported
• What prompted it: Resolutions from the seven county-zoned townships supporting a moratorium and resident objections; county preparing a comprehensive Land Use Plan expected mid-2027
• Affected projects: None; zoning officer reported no applications for data centers or farmland rezoning had been submitted.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; county moratorium adopted 2026-09-21 runs through 2027-06-01 in seven county-zoned townships.
• Outcome: Moratorium adopted pending the Fayette County Land Use Plan expected to take effect in mid-2027.

Findlay

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-21
• Normalized date: 2026-04-21 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-findlay-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2026-042
• What prompted it: Public concern over power demand, water use, infrastructure strain, and possible data center interest in/near Hancock County
• Affected projects: No specific developer or project has been publicly named; council and news coverage describe only general regional data-center interest near Hancock County, distinct from the separately discussed Shady Grove/Marion Township annexation area.
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: City study of federal, state, and local codes and possible zoning language; Findlay Ordinance 2026-042 passed 9-1 with third reading waived (per 1063thefox.com 2026-04-22 reporting)

Freedom Township (Portage County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-19 (Board of Trustees regular meeting, motion for a one-year moratorium, 3-0 roll call; minutes number the motion 03.18.26.04)
• Normalized date: 2026-03-19 (exact)
• Duration: One (1) year.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-freedom-township-portage-county-2026
• Legal basis: Freedom Township (Portage County) Board of Trustees motion 03.18.26.04 imposing a one-year moratorium on data centers (no separate resolution text located)
• What prompted it: Regional Planning advised townships cannot deny data centers outright but can set zoning conditions; concerns over limited infrastructure and water-table impacts.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-03-19 runs to about 2027-03-19.
• Outcome: Zoning commission to draft data center zoning conditions during the year.

Freedom Township (Wood County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-01 (trustees adopted a moratorium in January 2026, per fiscal officer Julie Getz quoted by BG Independent News); exact date not found
• Normalized date: 2026-01 (month_only)
• Duration: Not reported (temporary moratorium; term not stated in the only available source)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-freedom-township-wood-county-2026
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution/motion imposing a temporary data center moratorium (R.C. Chapter 519 township zoning); resolution number not found
• What prompted it: Trustees wanted time to research the impacts of data centers and gather resident input amid concern over the Meta data center in Middleton Township.
• Affected projects: None named; context is the $800 million Meta data center under construction in Middleton Township, Wood County.
• Detailed status: Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Trustees adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers to allow time to research impacts and consider zoning.

Garrettsville

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-12 (Village Council, third reading after public hearing, unanimous; emergency ordinance; per approved 8/12/26 council minutes and village 'Passed Legislation' notice)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-12 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months, unless council first amends village ordinances to regulate data centers or revokes the moratorium; council may extend
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-garrettsville-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2026-16 (Village of Garrettsville), emergency, imposing a twelve-month moratorium on acceptance of any zoning application for data centers
• What prompted it: Preemptive pause while the village reviews zoning; council cited that current zoning may not address energy and water use, land use, building quality, aesthetics, lighting, noise, location and environmental impacts, amid a wave of Portage County moratoriums (Ravenna, Streetsboro, Shalersville, Windham) and large AI data center proposals.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-12 runs to about 2027-08-12 unless ended earlier by new data center regulations.
• Outcome: Village council adopted a 12-month moratorium on accepting, processing or approving data center zoning applications, permits and approvals while it considers data center zoning regulations; hardship appeal to the BZA provided.

Geneva

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-08 (City Council Monday meeting; second reading, then passed 6-1 as an emergency, per Star Beacon 2026-06-10)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-08 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-geneva-2026
• Legal basis: City of Geneva emergency ordinance imposing a 12-month moratorium on the acceptance and processing of applications for zoning and/or occupancy permit approvals for data centers (ordinance number not located)
• What prompted it: Preemptive. There were concerns about statewide data center growth and a possible project in nearby Perry, and no data center zoning. Water, noise and health concerns were raised.
• Affected projects: None. The council president said there were no plans for a data center in Geneva.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-08 (emergency) runs to about 2027-06-08.
• Outcome: Pause while the planning committee and planning commission develop data center regulations.

Girard

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-13 (third and final reading, emergency ordinance; effective upon Mayor Mark Zuppo's signature; per WFMJ and Tribune Chronicle)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-13 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: 2027-07-13
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-girard-undated
• Legal basis: Girard City Council emergency ordinance imposing a 12-month moratorium on data center permits (passed on third reading 2026-07-13; ordinance number not confirmed; a third-party tracker lists it as 'Ordinance No. 53-36')
• What prompted it: Councilwoman Lily Martuccio cited unknown effects of data centers on communities, including water contamination and noise complaints reported elsewhere
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year emergency moratorium on data center permits passed 2026-07-13, running to about 2027-07-13. [VERIFY instrument number]
• Outcome: Council passed a one-year data center moratorium on 2026-07-13 to review zoning and the general development plan; council members plan to tour a data center.

Grafton

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-19 (emergency ordinance)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-19 (exact)
• Duration: Five years, per Spectrum News reporting; the adopted ordinance number and full text were not located on the village's official ordinance page during this review [VERIFY]
• Current end date: 2031-05-18
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-grafton-2026
• Legal basis: Village Council emergency ordinance 'Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Data Center Development in the Village of Grafton' (on the 2026-05-19 agenda with suspension and emergency; ordinance number blank on the agenda) [VERIFY]
• What prompted it: Community opposition reflected in village polling and the mayor's recommendation for a pause on data center development
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; emergency ordinance adopted 2026-05-19 (five-year term per Spectrum News and the Chronicle-Telegram). [VERIFY instrument number not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]
• Outcome: Council enacted an emergency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on data center development; Spectrum News reported a five-year term

Green Township (Harrison County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-14 (Board of Trustees meeting, Tuesday night; per WTOV9 report dated 2026-07-14)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-14 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months, effective immediately; could be extended
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, general
• Moratorium ID: oh-green-township-harrison-county-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee resolution (number not published) imposing a 12-month moratorium on new development; adopted alongside a resolution to begin establishing township zoning (township currently unzoned)
• What prompted it: Resident opposition to data center development; a company bought ~300 acres in the township in 2024 for a proposed data center. Township has no zoning and is creating a zoning commission.
• Affected projects: Proposed data center on ~300 acres purchased in 2024 (buyer not named) is grandfathered and not covered by the moratorium.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium on all new development adopted 2026-07-14 runs to about 2027-07-14. WTOV9 (2026-08-11) reports the zoning commission missed the Aug. 11 deadline for the November ballot, which could force an extension.
• Outcome: Trustees paused all new development and began creating a township zoning commission to draft zoning (subject to voter approval) that would bar or restrict data centers (noise, water/cooling rules).

Grove City

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-01 (emergency measure)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-01 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-grove-city-2026
• Legal basis: City Council emergency ordinance; Ordinance C-22-26, passed 6-1
• What prompted it: Resident concern following reports of an in-development Stream Data Centers project near Rensch Road/Harrisburg Pike, though the city attorney said no application had been filed; council sought time for policy review, infrastructure analysis, and public engagement
• Affected projects: Stream Data Centers site near Rensch Road/Harrisburg Pike (no application filed as of May 2026)
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-06-01
• Outcome: Adopted 6-1 as an emergency measure; imposes a 12-month moratorium on establishment, development, processing, review, and approval of high-density computing facilities

Hamilton Township (Warren County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-20 (Board of Trustees regular session; Resolution 26-0520B adopted as emergency, effective on passage; per certified resolution)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-20 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve months from the effective date, expiring May 20, 2027
• Current end date: 2027-05-20
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-hamilton-township-warren-county-2026
• Legal basis: Hamilton Township (Warren County) Trustee Resolution 26-0520B (emergency) under limited home-rule and R.C. 519.02
• What prompted it: Large-scale data centers raise concerns about grid reliability, rising electricity prices, water and utility availability, noise, aesthetics and safety; township needs time to consider zoning text amendments.
• Affected projects: None named; applications/permits submitted before the effective date are exempt.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; Resolution 26-0520B suspends zoning permits/approvals for new Large-Scale Data Centers until 2027-05-20.
• Outcome: Township staff directed to investigate impacts and possible zoning text amendments; auxiliary (accessory) data centers excluded.

Henry Township (Wood County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: On or before 2026-03-13 (fiscal officer Matt Davis told BG Independent News the township adopted a moratorium); exact date not found
• Normalized date: 2026 (year_only)
• Duration: Not reported (temporary moratorium; term not stated in the only available source)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-henry-township-wood-county-2026
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution/motion imposing a temporary data center moratorium (R.C. Chapter 519 township zoning); resolution number not found
• What prompted it: Trustees wanted time to evaluate data centers before one was proposed.
• Affected projects: None named; context is the $800 million Meta data center under construction in Middleton Township, Wood County.
• Detailed status: Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Trustees adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers to allow time to research impacts and consider zoning.

Howland Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-10
• Normalized date: 2026-06-10 (exact)
• Duration: 6 months, renewable for another 6 months, and reasonably extendable to complete the study and adopt amendments
• Current end date: 2026-12-07
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-howland-township-2026
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution under R.C. Chapter 519 (resolution number not confirmed in sources reviewed) [VERIFY]
• What prompted it: Desire to study data center impacts before approving zoning certificates, conditional use permits, variances, rezonings, and other approvals
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-10 runs to about 2026-12-07 and may be renewed for six months. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh]
• Outcome: Trustees approved a six-month moratorium covering new applications for zoning certificates, conditional use permits, variances, rezonings, and other data center approvals in all township zoning districts

Hubbard Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-02-10 (Tuesday vote per Vindicator reporting; trustees voted 2-1 with Trustee Monica Baker abstaining)
• Normalized date: 2026-02-10 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: 2027-02-10
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-hubbard-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee resolution drafted by township legal counsel and reviewed by Trumbull County Planning Commission [CITE: primary resolution text not posted to township site 2026-04-29]
• What prompted it: Desire to act before permit filings and allow zoning commission and public engagement
• Affected projects: No specific project identified
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year trustee moratorium on data centers adopted 2-1 (Trustee Baker abstaining) on 2026-02-10, running to about 2027-02-10. Still listed active on the OCJ map (2026-09-17).
• Outcome: Reported intent to use moratorium period for zoning work and public process; committee may also weigh pros/cons

Hudson

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-14 (City Council, unanimous on the consent agenda; per cleveland.com and 111things council recap)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-14 (exact)
• Duration: Six months; may be extended another six months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-hudson-2026
• Legal basis: City Council legislation (six-month stay/moratorium on filing, review and approval of new data center applications), adopted on consent agenda 2026-07-14; legislation number not found
• What prompted it: Preemptive: give staff time to study impacts on the electric grid, water and sewer, telecommunications, noise and tax revenue and recommend zoning standards before any project is proposed.
• Affected projects: None proposed.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-07-14 runs to about mid-January 2027, extendable six months.
• Outcome: Council paused new data center applications for six months while staff study impacts and draft zoning/regulatory standards.

Ironton

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-02-12 (Ordinance 26-01 adopted, third reading, as amended)
• Normalized date: 2026-02-12 (exact)
• Duration: Until Ordinance 26-09 (zoning legislation) is passed, at which point it is automatically repealed
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-ironton-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 26-01 (as amended to add Section 3, tying automatic repeal to passage of Ordinance 26-09)
• What prompted it: Rapid data center development interest (Vertiv and others); city working on zoning legislation
• Affected projects: None identified
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 unless Ordinance 26-09 (the city's data center zoning legislation) has since passed, in which case Ordinance 26-01 is automatically repealed per its own Section 3 -- whether 26-09 has passed was not confirmed within the research budget.
• Outcome: City Council working on companion data center zoning ordinance (26-09)

Jackson

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-13 (City Council regular session; rules suspended and Resolution 19-2026 adopted 6-0, Foster absent; per council minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-13 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve (12) months from the effective date, extendable by majority vote of council
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-jackson-2026
• Legal basis: City of Jackson Resolution No. 19-2026 (emergency), temporary moratorium on establishing or converting structures into data centers
• What prompted it: Early interest from the data center industry reported by the mayor, plus unconfirmed reports of a data center in nearby Scioto Township. Utility-rate impacts.
• Affected projects: None named in the city. Unconfirmed reports of an unnamed company pursuing a data center in neighboring Scioto Township.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-07-13 runs to about 2027-07-13. Council formed a Data Center Committee on 2026-08-10.
• Outcome: City administration directed to study codes and regulations. Council created a Data Center Committee of the whole (chair Megan Wiseman).

Jackson Township (Clermont County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-02 (Board of Trustees meeting; per the township's official Facebook announcement)
• Normalized date: 2026-03-02 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-jackson-township-clermont-county-2026
• Legal basis: Jackson Township (Clermont County) Board of Trustees resolution establishing a 12-month moratorium on data center development; resolution number not published
• What prompted it: Preemptive review of potential impacts of data center development and planning for how or if the use fits the community; regional Clermont County data center activity.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-03-02 runs to about 2027-03-02.
• Outcome: Pause to review impacts and plan zoning treatment of data centers.

Jackson Township (Franklin County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-12, Board of Trustees regular meeting
• Normalized date: 2026-05-12 (exact)
• Duration: Reported as one year (10TV, 614NOW); the official agenda item text itself does not state a duration
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-jackson-township-franklin-county-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution 2026-049, "Data Center Moratorium," Jackson Township Board of Trustees, 3756 Hoover Road, Grove City, Ohio 43123
• What prompted it: Resident opposition to a proposed data center project; neighboring Grove City (a separate city government) subsequently passed its own one-year moratorium in June 2026
• Affected projects: Unnamed proposed data-center project referenced in local coverage
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31 (within the reported May 2026-May 2027 one-year window).
• Outcome: One-year moratorium on new data centers adopted by resolution

Jefferson

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-17 (Village Council regular meeting; rules suspended and ordinance adopted as emergency, per Gazette News and Star Beacon)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-17 (exact)
• Duration: Not to exceed 12 months unless council terminates or extends it
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-jefferson-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Jefferson (Ashtabula County) emergency ordinance establishing a moratorium on accepting for filing and consideration, and/or issuing zoning and/or occupancy permits for any building, structure, use or change of use involving Data Centers as a principal use for a period not to exceed 12 months (modeled on Twinsburg's ordinance; number not located)
• What prompted it: Precautionary. Data centers are not a permitted principal use, but the village wanted time to review its code (including possible annexation of outside land), citing power grid strain, electric rates and water use.
• Affected projects: None.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-17 (emergency) runs to about 2027-08-17.
• Outcome: Village administration and council to study whether to allow, limit or keep prohibiting data centers as a principal use and prepare regulations.

Jerome Township

• Type: Township
• Status: ⚪ Replaced
• Date enacted: 2025-09-03
• Normalized date: 2025-09-03 (exact)
• Duration: 9 months
• Current end date: 2026-05-31
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-jerome-township-2025
• Legal basis: Resolution 25-061
• What prompted it: Citizen concerns about noise, lighting, buffering, construction impacts, and performance standards
• Affected projects: Zoning certificate applications for NAICS 518 data centers under specified zoning sections
• Detailed status: Replaced; the nine-month moratorium (Resolution 25-061) ended at the end of its term (about 2026-05-31 to early June 2026) without extension after trustees adopted permanent zoning amendments on 2026-03-17 (Resolution 26-021, Case ZT25-002) making data centers a conditional use with 300-foot residential setbacks and added screening/mounding. Ohio Capital Journal (2026-09-18): 'Its moratorium expired in June, and data centers are now in development under new land use restrictions passed in March.'
• Outcome: Zoning Resolution amended 2026-03-17 by Resolution 26-021 (Case ZT25-002): data centers conditional in districts where previously permitted, 300-ft setbacks from residential, 10-ft mounding and buffering, LUC model definition.

Kent

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-15
• Normalized date: 2026-04-15 (exact)
• Duration: Not to exceed 1 year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-kent-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2026-31
• What prompted it: Energy, water, infrastructure capacity, environmental, resident, and planning concerns
• Affected projects: Any AI/data center permit or application within city limits
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: Community Development, Planning Commission, and Council review of data center impacts and zoning

Lake Township (Stark County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-27 (Board of Lake Township Trustees regular session; Resolution 26-177, roll call 3-0; per official minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-27 (exact)
• Duration: Six (6) months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-lake-township-stark-county-2026
• Legal basis: Lake Township (Stark County) Trustee Resolution 26-177, six-month moratorium on the operation/location of any new data center
• What prompted it: Data centers controversial in Ohio; need to study impacts on health, safety, utilities and infrastructure; letters from residents/Randolph Zoning Commission about data center regulations.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-27 expires about 2026-10-24 (six calendar months = 2026-10-27) unless extended.
• Outcome: Trustees to consider adding a dedicated data center section to the Lake Township Zoning Code during the moratorium.

Lake Township (Wood County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-03
• Normalized date: 2026-03-03 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-lake-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee action reported by The Press/Muck Rack excerpt [CITE primary text not captured]
• What prompted it: Facebook post linking a Tracy Road/Latcha Road property listing as a potential data center site
• Affected projects: Property at 0 Tracy Road (corner of Tracy and Latcha Roads, Walbridge-area mailing address) marketed via an 8-page listing PDF attributed to JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) as a potential data-center site; the listing was shared in local Facebook groups. No formal zoning application or site plan had been filed with Lake Township as of the trustees' vote.
• Detailed status: Reported active
• Outcome: No replacement zoning captured

Lakeview

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-04 (Village Council regular meeting; Resolution No. 2026-07 passed unanimously; per council minutes and Peak of Ohio)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-04 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-lakeview-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Lakeview (Logan County) Resolution No. 2026-07, a resolution to enact a twelve-month moratorium on the receipt, processing, issuance or approval of data centers
• What prompted it: Preemptive: regional data center activity in Logan County; zoning officer beginning LUC-recommended zoning updates.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-04 runs to about 2027-05-04.
• Outcome: Pause while the village updates zoning ordinances.

Liberty Township (Wood County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: On or before 2026-03-13 (listed by BG Independent News among Wood County townships whose trustees approved temporary moratoriums); exact date not found
• Normalized date: 2026 (year_only)
• Duration: Not reported (temporary moratorium; term not stated in the only available source)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-liberty-township-wood-county-2026
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution/motion imposing a temporary data center moratorium (R.C. Chapter 519 township zoning); resolution number not found
• What prompted it: Preemptive: trustee Rod Lucas (also Wood County Township Association president) said the rural township lacks infrastructure for large data centers.
• Affected projects: None named; context is the $800 million Meta data center under construction in Middleton Township, Wood County.
• Detailed status: Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Trustees adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers to allow time to research impacts and consider zoning.

Lima

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-14 (City Council regular meeting; Ordinance 198-26 passed 6 yes, 1 abstention, per Lima News and the council agenda)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-14 (exact)
• Duration: 18 months, or until council adopts data center standards if sooner
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-lima-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 198-26, 'An ordinance enacting an eighteen-month moratorium on the establishment, development, processing, review and approval of stand-alone data center development within the City of Lima and on new requests for City supplied water for data center developments outside the corporate limits'
• What prompted it: Rapid growth of data center interest in Ohio. Lima's zoning code predates data centers, and demand for city water from outside developments (the city already supplies water to Google's American Township data center) prompted the pause.
• Affected projects: Excludes the existing water agreement for the Google data center under construction in American Township. No project named inside the city.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 18-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-14 runs to about 2028-03-15 unless council adopts standards sooner.
• Outcome: City departments to study land use, setbacks, electric demand, water capacity, community benefits and infrastructure cost allocation, then recommend standards to council.

Madison Township (Lake County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-28 (Board of Trustees regular meeting; Resolution #26-074 approved 3-0; per signed minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-28 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve (12) months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-madison-township-lake-county-2026
• Legal basis: Madison Township (Lake County) Board of Trustees Resolution #26-074, a 12-month moratorium on establishing, permitting, approving, locating, constructing or installing any data center
• What prompted it: Regional opposition to the Province Group hyperscale data center proposed in nearby Perry Village. Trustees said the cons outweigh the pros.
• Affected projects: None in the township. Context: the Province Group data center proposed at Champion Farm in Perry Village.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-28 runs to about 2027-05-28.
• Outcome: Study whether to limit or prohibit data centers. The solicitor advised the board to adopt a follow-up resolution (policy or prohibition) within the 12 months.

Massillon

• Type: City
• Status: ⚪ Replaced
• Date enacted: 2026-04-06
• Normalized date: 2026-04-06 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days
• Current end date: 2026-08-14
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-massillon-2026
• Legal basis: City Council ordinance [CITE primary text not captured]
• What prompted it: Stark County data center concern
• Affected projects: Not specified
• Detailed status: Replaced; council adopted permanent data center zoning 7-1 on 2026-08-03 (I-2 General Industrial only, 400-ft residential setbacks, utility-capacity and noise certifications) and the temporary stay ended by 2026-08-14. Ohio Capital Journal: 'Massillon lifted its moratorium early after passing new zoning regulations.'
• Outcome: Permanent zoning adopted 2026-08-03 limiting data centers to I-2 districts with setbacks, utility and noise requirements.

Maumee

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-02-02
• Normalized date: 2026-02-02 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: 2027-02-02
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-maumee-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution No. 005-2026, 'A Resolution Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Establishment, Conversion of Other Structures or Buildings into a Data Center ... for a Period of Twelve (12) Months', passed 6-0 as an emergency measure.
• What prompted it: Data center siting concern near Fallen Timbers and regional concern over large facilities
• Affected projects: No specific developer, applicant, or parcel is named in the resolution; it defines data centers generically (AI, enterprise, managed-services, colocation, cloud, and edge data centers exceeding 5,000 sq ft) and applies city-wide, not to a disclosed project.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; Resolution 005-2026 (passed 6-0 as an emergency 2026-02-02) runs to about 2027-02-02. Council appointed a Moratorium Research Committee in May 2026.
• Outcome: Ordinance No. 036-2025 (passed 2026-01-05, 7-0), enacted before the moratorium, amended Maumee Codified Ordinances Section 1125.10 to add 'Data Centers' as a Conditional Use in the C-4 Office, Laboratory, and Research District (not a 'manufacturing' district as previously described). Resolution 005-2026 directs further city study of broader zoning, building, and business-regulation changes.

Mayfield Village

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-22 (Village Council vote 5-1 at June 22 meeting, emergency ordinance on first reading per agenda and News-Herald)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-22 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months from the effective date
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-mayfield-village-2026
• Legal basis: Mayfield Village Ordinance No. 2026-12 (emergency), 12-month temporary moratorium on rezonings, variances, conditional use permits, zoning/building permits and certificates of occupancy for data centers
• What prompted it: Growing national/local interest in data centers; village wants time to review pending studies and financial, safety, environmental and land-use impacts (noise, acreage, 'rapid deployment' tent data centers). Data centers not currently permitted in any district.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-06-22 runs to about 2027-06-22.
• Outcome: Village is studying data center size, acreage, noise, employment and zoning with a plan to report findings to residents.

McDonald

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-16 (village council special meeting, emergency ordinance, 5-0; per WKBN/Tribune Chronicle/WFMJ)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-16 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months (maximum), terminable earlier by council
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-mcdonald-2026
• Legal basis: Emergency ordinance of McDonald Village Council (ordinance number not published in sources found)
• What prompted it: Oppidan proposal to build 8-12 data center buildings on the 360-acre former McDonald Steel site; strong resident opposition; village wants zoning in place for the mill property.
• Affected projects: Oppidan data center campus proposed for the former McDonald Steel property (8-12 data center buildings, 2-4 administrative buildings, ~250 jobs).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-09-16 as an emergency ordinance runs to about 2027-09-16 unless council ends it earlier.
• Outcome: Village will not accept, process or consider data center applications for up to 12 months while planning commission, council and administration review data centers and update zoning for the mill property.

Miamisburg

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-01 (City Council vote 6-0; per City of Miamisburg announcement 2026-09-02)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-01 (exact)
• Duration: Nine months.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-miamisburg-2026
• Legal basis: City of Miamisburg Council legislation imposing a nine-month moratorium on data center development (ordinance/resolution number not located)
• What prompted it: Community concern over a potential large-scale data center at the former DP&L Hutchings Power Station site (owned by Frontier Industrial Corp.) being marketed to developers; city lacks development regulations for data centers.
• Affected projects: Former DP&L Hutchings Power Station site (Frontier Industrial Corp.), marketed as potential data center location; no formal proposal.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; nine-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-01 runs to about June 2027.
• Outcome: City to evaluate data center impacts and develop regulations and development standards during the pause.

Middleburg Heights

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-23 (City Council passage date shown on city's posting of Ordinance 2026-42; delivered 2026-06-18; emergency)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-23 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve months from the effective date
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-middleburg-heights-2026
• Legal basis: City of Middleburg Heights Ordinance No. 2026-42 (emergency), moratorium on filing/issuing zoning and occupancy permits for data centers, not to exceed 12 months
• What prompted it: Increased interest in data centers in Ohio municipalities; city needs time to review state codes and local ordinances and draft regulations.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium passed about 2026-06-23 runs to about 2027-06-23.
• Outcome: Administration, Planning Commission and Council to study and draft data center regulations.

Middlefield

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-09 (Village Council passed Ordinance 26-136 on third reading, 6-0, after a public hearing; per approved July 9 minutes and published legal notice)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-09 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-middlefield-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Middlefield Ordinance 26-136 (emergency), twelve-month moratorium on accepting any zoning application for data centers
• What prompted it: Concern about strain on water and power; state legislation (HB 646) stalled.
• Affected projects: None named; mayor noted at least one 50-acre parcel in the village.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium passed 2026-07-09 runs to about 2027-07-09.
• Outcome: Village to decide during the 12 months whether to regulate, permit or prohibit data centers; extension possible.

Monclova Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-02-17
• Normalized date: 2026-02-17 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-monclova-township-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution 02172026-01
• What prompted it: Resident concern over a 200-acre Black Road site, annexation risk to Maumee, and need to retain local zoning control
• Affected projects: Potential 200-acre Black Road-area data center site (per Trustee statements in February 2026 board minutes)
• Detailed status: Active through approximately 2027-02-17
• Outcome: Residents and zoning officials studying model standards and possible zoning amendments

Monroe Township (Adams County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03 (first week of March; Board of Trustees unanimous vote reported by Food & Water Watch on 2026-03-09 as 'last week'; exact meeting date and resolution number not found)
• Normalized date: 2026-03 (month_only)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, general
• Moratorium ID: oh-monroe-township-adams-county-2026
• Legal basis: Monroe Township (Adams County) Board of Trustees resolution (number not located) imposing a 12-month moratorium on new proposals and development of data centers and small modular nuclear reactors
• What prompted it: Amazon Web Services exploring a large data center on former power-plant land (Killen/J.M. Stuart station area) in Adams County; residents organizing against it; Monroe trustees also moved to establish township zoning.
• Affected projects: Potential Amazon Web Services data center in Adams County near the former J.M. Stuart / Killen power-plant sites (no formal application).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted in early March 2026 runs to about March 2027 (exact end date unknown). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Trustees paused data center and small modular reactor proposals for 12 months while the township starts a zoning process (trustees also created a zoning commission).

Monroeville

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-02-24 (special council meeting; unanimous vote on emergency Resolution 2026-01; per the village's special meeting agenda and Norwalk Reflector report)
• Normalized date: 2026-02-24 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve (12) months from the effective date (emergency, effective immediately)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-monroeville-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Monroeville Resolution 2026-01 (emergency), temporary moratorium on establishing data centers or converting structures into data centers
• What prompted it: Roughly $1.3M in unpaid electric bills from the Gray Matter cryptocurrency mining operation in the Fort Monroe industrial park (now in receivership), plus Decimal Digital's purchase of ~50 acres for a proposed AI data center. Concerns about electric rates, water, noise.
• Affected projects: Decimal Digital proposed AI data center on ~50 acres in the Fort Monroe Industrial Park. The existing Gray Matter-related Bitcoin mining site at 17 Fort Monroe Industrial Parkway is in receivership.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-02-24 runs to about 2027-02-24. Council is holding work sessions on overlay or conditional-use zoning for data centers, and a non-binding advisory vote on data centers has been discussed.
• Outcome: Review of federal/state codes and village ordinances; council work sessions on zoning (overlay district or conditional use), FAQ, possible advisory ballot.

Montgomery Township (Ashland County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-17 (trustee vote); reporting indicated trustees would sign the approved resolution on 2026-07-01, but no executed copy or July 1 minutes were located [VERIFY]
• Normalized date: 2026-06-17 (exact)
• Duration: 2 years from the effective date unless repealed, extended, or replaced
• Current end date: 2028-06-16
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-montgomery-township-2026
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution under R.C. Chapter 519
• What prompted it: Trustee-initiated study of data center construction impacts and possible future regulation
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (reported; still listed active on the Ohio Capital Journal map of 2026-09-17, expiring June 2028). The resolution approved 2026-06-17 was to be signed 2026-07-01; no executed copy or July 1 minutes are online [VERIFY]
• Outcome: Trustees unanimously approved a two-year prohibition on data center construction, prohibiting construction of data centers with aggregate monthly demand or peak load above 25 MW while the township studies impacts and possible regulation

Morgan Township (Butler County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03 (per OCJ map, 'Trustees approved one-year moratorium' in March 2026; Journal-News on 2026-05-11 confirms a moratorium was 'enacted earlier this year'; exact date and resolution number not found)
• Normalized date: 2026-03 (month_only)
• Duration: One year (per OCJ map)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-morgan-township-butler-county-2026
• Legal basis: Morgan Township (Butler County) Board of Trustees data center moratorium resolution (number not located)
• What prompted it: Regulatory gap. The township is drafting data center zoning (water and megawatt caps, no taxpayer-funded grid upgrades) amid regional data center pressure in Butler County.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (per OCJ map, one-year moratorium from March 2026 to about March 2027); trustees plan to review draft data center zoning in October 2026. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Township zoning staff are drafting data center regulations; trustees scheduled a data center review for October 2026.

Mount Gilead

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-17 (Village Council, Ordinance 2027 passed on final reading, 5 ayes; per official minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-17 (exact)
• Duration: Not to exceed one year.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-mount-gilead-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Mount Gilead Ordinance 2027, temporary moratorium not to exceed one year on new permits and on receipt/processing of permit applications for data centers
• What prompted it: Preemptive amid Morrow County data center opposition; village is also updating its zoning code (2026 zoning code update RFQ).
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium of up to one year passed 2026-08-17 on third reading (not shown as an emergency, so likely effective about 30 days after passage), running to roughly August-September 2027.
• Outcome: Pause on data center permits while the village reviews zoning.

Mount Orab

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-03-03 (confirmed via WLWT 2026-04 reporting: "On March 3, village leaders voted to impose a six-month moratorium on data center projects")
• Normalized date: 2026-03-03 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-mount-orab-2026
• Legal basis: Village council ordinance [CITE: ordinance number not posted on Mt.Orab village website 2026-04-29; village site has minimal online presence]
• What prompted it: Resident backlash over a roughly 1,200-acre mega-site data center proposal (DB STU LLC; State Route 32 site valued $43M+) and nondisclosure agreements signed by elected officials
• Affected projects: DB STU LLC ~1,200-acre State Route 32 mega-site in Brown County
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (reported). The original 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-03-03 ran to about 2026-08-30; the Ohio Capital Journal's statewide moratorium map (data as of 2026-09-17) lists Mount Orab council as having passed a new 180-day data center moratorium in August 2026, expiring February 2027. The ordinance number and exact adoption date of the August measure were not located. Meanwhile the Planning Commission held a 2026-09-16 public hearing on a draft 'High Tech Overlay' that would regulate (not ban) data centers on the DB STU LLC mega-site; no council vote yet.
• Outcome: Moratorium renewed for 180 days in August 2026 (per OCJ map); Planning Commission drafting a High Tech Overlay district to regulate data centers on the mega-site (public hearing 2026-09-16, no vote); state transparency debate and Rep. Adam Bird's HB 695 NDA-ban legislation followed.

Muhlenberg Township (Pickaway County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-02-02 (Board of Trustees regular Monday meeting, Resolution 2026-10, unanimous; per Circleville Herald 2026-02-06)
• Normalized date: 2026-02-02 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months; trustee said it runs out February 3, 2027.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-muhlenberg-township-pickaway-county-2026
• Legal basis: Muhlenberg Township (Pickaway County) Trustee Resolution 2026-10, 12-month moratorium on receipt, processing, issuance or approval of zoning certificate applications for data centers
• What prompted it: Pacifico Energy requested a zoning change application to build a data center and gas power plant on London Road; petition of 700+ residents; concerns about wells, Big Darby Creek and wildlife area.
• Affected projects: Pacifico Energy data center and power plant proposal, London Road, Muhlenberg Township (Darbyville area).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-02-02 runs to 2027-02-03 per trustee statement.
• Outcome: Pause to update township zoning and await state action (HB 646 study commission).

New Franklin

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-20 (City Council, 6-1 after unanimous waiver of three readings; effective immediately; per council minutes and Akron.com)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-20 (exact)
• Duration: 6 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-new-franklin-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution No. 26-R-28 (City of New Franklin), declaring a 6-month stay on the filing, consideration, review and/or approval of all new applications for data centers and related activities; effective immediately upon passage
• What prompted it: Concerns over data centers' electricity and water use and fit with the community; data centers are a conditional use in the new land-use code and the city has little suitable land.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month stay adopted 2026-05-20 runs to about mid-November 2026 (2026-11-16 to 2026-11-20).
• Outcome: Council adopted a six-month stay on new data center applications.

Newton Falls

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-02 (council vote 4-0, emergency reading; per WFMJ story dated 2026-09-02 and Tribune Chronicle 2026-09-04 'Wednesday')
• Normalized date: 2026-09-02 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-newton-falls-2026
• Legal basis: Emergency ordinance of Newton Falls council imposing a 12-month moratorium on data center permits (number not found)
• What prompted it: Preemptive planning: village not prepared for a large data center; zoning code lacks data center standards; council cited Lordstown's experience. No project pending.
• Affected projects: None; council member said he was not aware of anyone wanting to bring a data center to the village.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium on data center permits adopted 2026-09-02 runs to about 2027-09-02.
• Outcome: Zoning department and village/city manager to research zoning, infrastructure and utilities needs; one council member favors a later outright ban.

Niles

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-20 (city council vote, unanimous, emergency; per WKBN/WFMJ 2026-05-20 and Tribune Chronicle 2026-05-21)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-20 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days (six months)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-niles-2026
• Legal basis: Emergency ordinance of Niles City Council placing a 180-day moratorium on granting/issuing permits and receiving/processing applications for data centers (number not found)
• What prompted it: Bitdeer (Whitetail Creek LLC) proposal for a data center at 1047 Belmont Ave. (former Ohio Edison plant) with a request to annex Weathersfield Township land into Niles; city zoning had no data center regulations.
• Affected projects: Bitdeer data center proposed at 1047 Belmont Ave. (Weathersfield Township/Niles).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-05-20 runs to about 2026-11-16 while the city drafts restrictive data center zoning with consultant CodeCraft Planning Studio.
• Outcome: City hired consultant CodeCraft Planning Studio (May 6) to draft data center zoning language during the pause.

North Perry

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-04 (Village Council meeting; unanimous vote on moratorium resolution; per News-Herald)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-04 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-north-perry-2026
• Legal basis: North Perry Village Council resolution (number not published) imposing a 12-month moratorium on granting permits for data centers
• What prompted it: No data center zoning regulations; other area communities adopting moratoriums; opposition to the Province Group data center proposed in neighboring Perry Village.
• Affected projects: None in the village. Context: the Province Group data center proposed in Perry Village.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-04 runs to about 2027-06-04 while the Planning Commission updates the zoning code. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.62 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: The Planning Commission will review and update the zoning code to regulate data center construction and operation. The mayor suggested hiring an independent expert.

North Ridgeville

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-18 (City Council; unanimous vote on emergency Ordinance No. 2026-57; per cleveland.com and Hoodline)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-18 (exact)
• Duration: Up to 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
• Moratorium ID: oh-north-ridgeville-2026
• Legal basis: City of North Ridgeville Ordinance No. 2026-57 (emergency), a 12-month moratorium on planning, zoning and building approvals for data centers, cryptocurrency-mining facilities and similar uses
• What prompted it: Preemptive. National growth of AI/cloud data centers. Demand on water and wastewater systems: the city-owned wastewater plant could need major upgrades. Wanted to block applications before regulations exist.
• Affected projects: None. No developer had approached the city.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-18 (effective immediately) runs to about 2027-05-18.
• Outcome: Administration to analyze infrastructure capacity and zoning approaches and recommend code changes, with public hearings, before the pause ends.

North Royalton

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-21 (third reading and passage, 7-0; first reading July 7, 2026; per signed Ordinance 26-118)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-21 (exact)
• Duration: One year from the effective date
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-north-royalton-2026
• Legal basis: City of North Royalton Ordinance No. 26-118 (emergency), temporary one-year moratorium on zoning, occupancy, conditional use and building permit applications for new data centers in all zoning districts
• What prompted it: Zoning code does not address data centers (high electrical demand, continuous operation, cooling); also wants to classify similar high-intensity computing uses such as cryptocurrency mining.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium passed 2026-07-21 runs to about 2027-07-21.
• Outcome: Administration, Council and Planning Commission to review and possibly amend the zoning code for data centers.

Northfield Center Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-08 (Board of Trustees regular meeting; Resolution 26/09-08 B on the agenda; approval reported by Nordonia Hills News)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-08 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-northfield-center-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee Resolution 26/09-08 B imposing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing and issuance of zoning certificates, permits and approvals for data center uses (township zoning, R.C. Chapter 519)
• What prompted it: Township zoning has no rules on where data centers may locate; time to study regulations adopted elsewhere. Zoning Commission had recommended a 24-month moratorium in June 2026; counsel advised a shorter term.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-08 runs to about 2027-09-08.
• Outcome: Trustees adopted a 12-month moratorium on data center zoning permits while zoning staff gather sample regulations; also adopted a separate 12-month moratorium on horizontal directional drilling in township rights-of-way (Resolution 26/09-08 D).

Northwest Township (Williams County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09 (Northwest Township, Williams County trustees approved a data center moratorium; Village Reporter story dated 2026-09-10; exact meeting date not visible, story paywalled)
• Normalized date: 2026-09 (month_only)
• Duration: One year, with option to renew every year (per OCJ map)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-northwest-township-williams-county-2026
• Legal basis: Northwest Township (Williams County) trustee resolution (number not found)
• What prompted it: Not established from accessible sources (regional data center proposals in Williams County, e.g., Pioneer).
• Affected projects: Unknown.
• Detailed status: Reported active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium approved about early September 2026, running about one year (to about September 2027) and renewable each year. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Unknown beyond the moratorium approval.

Ontario

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-06 (City Council, 7-0 after suspending three readings; emergency; per 5/6/26 council minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-06 (exact)
• Duration: Six (6) months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-ontario-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 26-13 (City of Ontario), emergency, imposing a six-month moratorium on applications for licensing, zoning, occupancy or other permits relating to data centers supporting artificial intelligence
• What prompted it: Preemptive measure after a data center controversy in a neighboring community (Mansfield) and developer approaches to property owners; officials want to see findings of the state data center study commission (HB 646).
• Affected projects: None pending; council said one property owner had been approached.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-06 runs to early November 2026 (about 2026-11-02 to 2026-11-06).
• Outcome: Council adopted a six-month moratorium on AI data center applications; can be revisited/renewed.

Painesville Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-12 (Board of Trustees regular meeting; Resolution 2026-057 added to agenda and adopted 3-0; per trustee minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-12 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve (12) months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-painesville-township-2026
• Legal basis: Painesville Township Trustee Resolution 2026-057, an immediate zoning moratorium for data center uses (township zoning under R.C. 519)
• What prompted it: Preemptive. The zoning resolution does not define or regulate data centers. Concerns about land-use compatibility, electric and water demand, noise, heat and few jobs. The Perry Village data center proposal nearby.
• Affected projects: None. No company had approached the township.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month zoning moratorium adopted 2026-05-12 runs to about 2027-05-12.
• Outcome: Township to draft zoning resolution text to define and regulate data centers during the moratorium.

Paris Township (Union County)

• Type: Township
• Status: ⚪ Replaced
• Date enacted: 2026-02 (reported as adopted in Marysville Matters newsletter of 2026-02-06; exact trustee vote date not found; OCJ map lists February 2026)
• Normalized date: 2026-02 (month_only)
• Duration: One year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-paris-township-union-county-2026
• Legal basis: Paris Township (Union County) trustee resolution (number not found) under R.C. 519
• What prompted it: Data center development pressure around Marysville/Union County (e.g., neighboring Jerome Township); township sought time to regulate.
• Affected projects: None identified.
• Detailed status: Replaced as of 2026-09-23. The one-year data center moratorium adopted around early February 2026 was overtaken by the township's zoning resolution amendments adopted 2026-04-07 (recorded with the Union County Recorder 2026-05-07), which add a definition of 'Data Center' without listing it as a permitted or conditional use in any district, so data centers are now prohibited under the permanent zoning text. No separate trustee action rescinding the moratorium was found. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Replaced by permanent zoning: amendments adopted 2026-04-07 (recorded 2026-05-07) define 'Data Center' with no permitted or conditional use in any district, effectively prohibiting data centers in unincorporated Paris Township.

Perry

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: Pending: Ordinance No. 2026-13 had its first reading 2026-08-13 (read, not voted) and was on the 2026-09-10 agenda for second reading; no adoption record found as of 2026-09-23
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: One (1) year from the effective date (as drafted); emergency clause, effective on passage and mayoral approval
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-perry-undated
• Legal basis: Village of Perry (Lake County) proposed Ordinance No. 2026-13, a one-year moratorium on accepting and approving applications for data centers, excluding the Champion Farm property, declaring an emergency
• What prompted it: The Province Group hyperscale data center proposal at the village-owned Champion Farm. The village refused a tax abatement (July 2026) and the acting mayor cited Ohio's changed stance on data centers. Infrastructure, power, water and environmental review.
• Affected projects: Province Group hyperscale data center at Champion Farm (U.S. 20), which is expressly exempted from the moratorium while its purchase agreement is pending. The acting mayor said the site would be added if Province does not buy it.
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23. Ordinance 2026-13 was read a first time 2026-08-13 and scheduled for a second reading 2026-09-10; the next regular meeting is 2026-09-24. No adoption record found.
• Outcome: If adopted, a one-year pause on data center applications village-wide (except Champion Farm) to study whether zoning changes are needed.

Perry Township (Lake County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-28 (Board of Trustees; Resolution 2026-30 per the township's 2026 resolution index)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-28 (exact)
• Duration: One year (per News-Herald report of township records)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-perry-township-lake-county-2026
• Legal basis: Perry Township (Lake County) Trustee Resolution 2026-30, 'Resolution Imposing a Zoning Moratorium for Data Center Uses Located in Perry Township' (R.C. Chapter 519)
• What prompted it: Proposed data center on the former Champion Farm property (parcels owned by the township, Perry Village and the Perry JEDD); regional Lake County moratoria.
• Affected projects: Excludes the proposed data center on the former Champion Farm site (developer has until July 2027 to execute a purchase agreement).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year zoning moratorium adopted 2026-07-28 (runs to about 2027-07-28), excluding the former Champion Farm site.
• Outcome: Zoning moratorium on data center uses township-wide except the Champion Farm site.

Pierce Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-02-11
• Normalized date: 2026-02-11 (exact)
• Duration: 8 months
• Current end date: 2027-05-31
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-pierce-township-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution 2026-002
• What prompted it: Zoning resolution did not define or regulate data center uses; concerns over compatibility, infrastructure demand, utility use, noise, scale, and property impacts
• Affected projects: No specific project identified
• Detailed status: Extended; active as of 2026-09-23 through 2027-05-31. Trustees first extended Resolution 2026-002 to February 2027, then on 2026-09-09 extended it again to 2027-05-31 after Crane pitched a data center near the former Beckjord plant; planning and zoning will discuss restrictions on 2026-10-06.
• Outcome: Township staff and Zoning Commission directed to develop text or map amendments

Pioneer

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-14 (village council regular meeting, 6-0 vote; per The Village Reporter and Bryan Times)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-14 (exact)
• Duration: Six months (180 days), can be ended early by council
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-pioneer-2026
• Legal basis: Pioneer Village Council legislation imposing a six-month moratorium on data centers (form and number not reported)
• What prompted it: Cervenka Development Partners plan to buy the former AquaBounty Technologies property and build a 20 MW data center; concerns over energy use and noise/health.
• Affected projects: Proposed 20 MW data center at the former AquaBounty site (Cervenka Development Partners).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-14 runs to about 2027-03-13 while studies are done, including a new electrical study.
• Outcome: Council to conduct studies (including an electrical study); zoning not changed; planning commission and council approvals still required.

Plain City

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-10 (Village Council vote on second reading, unanimous, Ordinance 37-2026; per Columbus Dispatch and Marysville Journal-Tribune)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-10 (exact)
• Duration: One year; council may extend or remove by legislation
• Current end date: 2027-08-10
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-plain-city-undated
• Legal basis: Ordinance 37-2026, 'Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Data Center Development Within the Corporate Limits of the Village of Plain City and Declaring an Emergency' (adopted 2026-08-10); does not apply to applications filed before 2026-08-05 or to land already zoned for data center use.
• What prompted it: Council-directed preparation of moratorium legislation on new data center applications
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 37-2026 (one-year moratorium on accepting development applications that include data centers) adopted unanimously 2026-08-10, running to about 2027-08-10.
• Outcome: Council enacted a one-year moratorium (Ord. 37-2026) to research and develop data center zoning regulations.

Plain Township (Stark County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-24
• Normalized date: 2026-03-24 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-plain-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee resolution [CITE primary text not captured]
• What prompted it: Stark County data center concern
• Affected projects: Not specified
• Detailed status: Reported active
• Outcome: No replacement zoning captured

Plain Township (Wood County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03 (week of 2026-03-09; BG Independent News on 2026-03-13 reported Plain Township adopted a moratorium 'this week'); exact date not found
• Normalized date: 2026-03 (month_only)
• Duration: Not reported (temporary moratorium; term not stated in the only available source)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-plain-township-wood-county-2026
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution/motion imposing a temporary data center moratorium (R.C. Chapter 519 township zoning); resolution number not found
• What prompted it: Residents voiced concerns in February 2026 (per trustee Jim Rossow).
• Affected projects: None named; context is the $800 million Meta data center under construction in Middleton Township, Wood County.
• Detailed status: Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Trustees adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers to allow time to research impacts and consider zoning.

Pleasant Township (Franklin County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-02-24 (Board of Trustees, Resolution 11 at the February 24 meeting; per township meeting-highlights document and petition citing minutes; Columbus Dispatch reports a 2-1 vote in February)
• Normalized date: 2026-02-24 (exact)
• Duration: No time limit stated in the resolution per Columbus Dispatch; OCJ map lists one year (to February 2027)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-pleasant-township-franklin-county-2026
• Legal basis: Pleasant Township (Franklin County) Trustee Resolution 11 (2026) placing a moratorium on any building of data centers in the township
• What prompted it: Stream Data Centers / Headwaters proposal for a 300+ acre data center campus between Rensch and Beatty roads spanning Grove City, Jackson Township and Pleasant Township, with possible annexation to Grove City.
• Affected projects: Rensch Road data center campus (Headwaters / Stream Data Centers), part of which is in Pleasant Township and may be annexed to Grove City.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (no rescission found); moratorium on data center construction adopted 2026-02-24; term unclear (possibly open-ended, OCJ says one year). [VERIFY primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Moratorium on data center building in the township; annexation to Grove City could remove the land from township zoning.

Portage Township (Wood County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03 (week of 2026-03-09; BG Independent News on 2026-03-13 reported Portage Township adopted a moratorium 'this week'); exact date not found
• Normalized date: 2026-03 (month_only)
• Duration: Not reported (temporary moratorium; term not stated in the only available source)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-portage-township-wood-county-2026
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution/motion imposing a temporary data center moratorium (R.C. Chapter 519 township zoning); resolution number not found
• What prompted it: Township was approached about a possible site for a data center or wind farm.
• Affected projects: None named; context is the $800 million Meta data center under construction in Middleton Township, Wood County.
• Detailed status: Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Trustees adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers to allow time to research impacts and consider zoning.

Prairie Township (Franklin County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-15 (Board of Trustees adopted Resolution 18-26; effective immediately)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-15 (exact)
• Duration: Six months, until 11:59 p.m. October 15, 2026
• Current end date: 2026-10-15
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-prairie-township-franklin-county-2026
• Legal basis: Prairie Township (Franklin County) Trustee Resolution No. 18-26, six-month moratorium on zoning permits for data centers
• What prompted it: Karis Critical CMH LLC evaluating 127 acres in Prairie and Brown townships (Big Darby watershed) for a data center; strain on land, power and water; noise; pending HB 646.
• Affected projects: Karis Critical CMH LLC site around 535 Cole Road (127 acres, Big Darby Creek watershed).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-15 expires 2026-10-15 unless extended; data center zoning amendments in draft (open houses June 25 and July 7).
• Outcome: Zoning Commission and consultants drafting data center text amendments to the zoning resolution.

Providence Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-15
• Normalized date: 2026-04-15 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-providence-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee action using Waterville Township language, per Toledo Free Press [CITE primary text not captured]
• What prompted it: Residents' concern about potential east-side township data center siting and lack of zoning language
• Affected projects: No specific application identified
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: Township intends to follow Waterville Township committee recommendations for zoning updates

Ravenna

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-20
• Normalized date: 2026-04-20 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
• Moratorium ID: oh-ravenna-2026
• Legal basis: City Council ordinance/paperwork reported by Record-Courier [CITE primary text not captured]
• What prompted it: Property owner interest in a data center at a former GE manufacturing site and gap in zoning code
• Affected projects: Potential State Route 14/former GE site; existing 500-server bitcoin mining operation reported on property
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: Study and drafting of zoning code for data centers, server farms, and cryptocurrency mining facilities

Richfield

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-03-03 (Village Council, readings suspended; Ordinance 18-2026, 180 days); extended 2026-09-03 at a special meeting by Ordinance 74-2026 (additional 180 days, emergency)
• Normalized date: 2026-03-03 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days (2026-03-03 to about 2026-08-30), plus an additional 180-day moratorium enacted 2026-09-03 (to about 2027-03-02)
• Current end date: 2027-03-02
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-richfield-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 18-2026 (Village of Richfield), 180-day moratorium on zoning certificates for NAICS 518 data processing, hosting and related services (data centers); extended by Ordinance No. 74-2026, an additional 180-day moratorium, emergency
• What prompted it: Data centers' large buildings, high electricity and water use and noise; village wants resources and infrastructure in place and new rules folded into its first full zoning code rewrite since 2010.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Extended and active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium of 2026-03-03 was followed by an additional 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-09-03 running to about 2027-03-02, pending the village zoning code rewrite.
• Outcome: Council paused data center zoning certificates while consultants (TSW) and staff complete a full zoning code rewrite; extended by six months in September 2026. A parallel multifamily-housing moratorium (Ord. 19-2026, extended by Ord. 75-2026) was adopted at the same meetings.

Richfield Township (Lucas County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-02-17
• Normalized date: 2026-02-17 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-richfield-township-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution 021726-01, a 12-month moratorium on data center facilities, energy-producing/storage facilities, and commercial/industrial high-energy-use facilities in all zoning districts, adopted as an emergency measure (citing the lack of a zoning inspector).
• What prompted it: Anthony Wayne area data center concern
• Affected projects: Not specified
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via Richfield Township's own February 17, 2026 meeting minutes (primary source), which record Trustee Loeffler presenting 'a resolution establishing a temporary moratorium' with the stated scope (data center facilities, energy-producing/storage facilities, commercial/industrial high-energy-use facilities in all zoning districts) and reference 'attached resolution 021726-01 adopting the resolution establishing a 12-month moratorium.' No rescission, repeal, or amendment was found in the township's subsequent March 18, 2026 meeting minutes (the most recent written minutes located), which instead note a trustee's report from a Lake Erie Regional Meeting discussing data centers regionally with no mention of repealing the township's own pause. Note: Richfield Township is in Lucas County (Anthony Wayne-area, near Whitehouse/Waterville), distinct from the separate Village of Richfield in Summit County, which passed its own, unrelated data center moratorium (Ordinance 18-2026) around the same time; some search results conflate the two.
• Outcome: No replacement zoning captured

Rittman

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-13 (city council adopted Ordinance No. 8519 on third reading, all yeas; per approved minutes of the 2026-04-13 meeting)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-13 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days; council may rescind earlier
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-rittman-2026
• Legal basis: City of Rittman Ordinance No. 8519 (declared an emergency): 180-day moratorium on receipt, processing, issuance and approval of zoning certificates for NAICS 518 data processing, hosting and related services (data centers)
• What prompted it: Planning and Zoning Code needs review and updating to ensure proper development and that the city has processes, resources and infrastructure for data center demand.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-04-13 runs to about 2026-10-10. Minutes say the matter would come back to council in October; no extension found yet.
• Outcome: City to research and update its Planning and Zoning Code for data centers; matter to return in October 2026.

Scioto Township (Pickaway County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-05 (Thursday trustee meeting per Scioto Post; Trustee Wasmus introduced 2 weeks earlier; debate over 6 vs 12 months ended in 12-month vote)
• Normalized date: 2026-03-05 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months (Trustee Wolfe's 6-month proposal rejected)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-scioto-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee resolution reported by Scioto Post [CITE: resolution number not posted to township website 2026-04-29]
• What prompted it: Rapid AI/data center expansion and township zoning concerns; current zoning code has "little to no language" addressing such facilities
• Affected projects: No specific project identified
• Detailed status: Reported active
• Outcome: Zoning language review expected during 12-month moratorium

Shalersville Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2025-11 (Board of Trustees; exact vote date not found; per trustee chairman's account reported by Weekly Villager, June 2026); extended six months in early April 2026 (Record-Courier)
• Normalized date: 2025-11 (month_only)
• Duration: Six months (Nov 2025 to about May 2026), extended by six months in April 2026 to early November 2026; trustees said Aug. 18, 2026 they would extend another six months if needed
• Current end date: 2026-11-01
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-shalersville-township-2025
• Legal basis: Board of Trustees resolution (township zoning, R.C. Chapter 519) imposing a six-month moratorium on data center applications; six-month extension resolution April 2026 (numbers not found)
• What prompted it: Proposed 257-acre data center campus by Geis Construction and Bitdeer near Beck Road/SR 44 north of the Ohio Turnpike; trustees wanted time to write conditional-use standards for lights, noise, landscaping, building size, utilities, water and fire suppression.
• Affected projects: Geis Construction / Bitdeer 257-acre data center campus (Turnpike Commerce Park area, SR 44 / Beck Road); trustees denied Geis's request to lift the moratorium in April 2026.
• Detailed status: Active (extended) as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium from November 2025 was extended six months in April 2026 and runs to early November 2026; trustees said on 2026-08-18 they would extend again if the noise study is not done.
• Outcome: Trustees imposed and then extended the moratorium while the zoning commission amended conditional-use rules for data centers (including Sept. 10, 2026 amendments on noise/light-industrial uses) and commissioned a noise study.

Shawnee Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-13
• Normalized date: 2026-04-13 (exact)
• Duration: 18 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, battery storage, solar
• Moratorium ID: oh-shawnee-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee resolution reported by WLIO [CITE primary text not captured]
• What prompted it: Zoning board recommendation and resident concern over data centers, battery energy storage systems, and solar energy fields
• Affected projects: No specific project identified
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: Study period for multi-sector land-use regulations

South Bloomfield

• Type: Village
• Status: ⚪ Replaced
• Date enacted: 2025-12-15
• Normalized date: 2025-12-15 (unverified)
• Duration: 180 days
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-south-bloomfield-2025
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2025-28, 'An Ordinance Imposing a 180-Day Moratorium on the Receipt, Processing, Issuance, and Approval of Any Application for a Zoning Certificate for Any Use Related to Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services (Data Centers) and Declaring an Emergency', passed December 15, 2025 as an emergency measure.
• What prompted it: Pickaway County data center interest, health concerns, unanswered questions, and zoning-code review
• Affected projects: Possible Crites Farm discussion; no formal project confirmed in captured reporting
• Detailed status: Confirmed as of 2026-09-23: the 180-day moratorium (Ordinance 2025-28) expired on its own terms around 2026-06-13. Independent reporting from The Ohio Newsroom/Statehouse News Bureau (2026-02-26) and Scioto Post (2026-03) both describe South Bloomfield as having 'preemptively eliminat[ed] all areas of industrial zoning, in order to avoid applications from data centers,' corroborating the row's existing 'outcome' (new 2025 zoning book that does not list data centers as a permitted use). No extension or replacement moratorium was found; the village's approach has moved from a temporary pause to eliminating the zoning category itself.
• Outcome: Village reportedly adopted new zoning code that does not list data centers as permitted uses

South Point

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-12 (Village Council regular May meeting, third reading, 4-2 vote; per Ironton Tribune report of Sunday 2026-05-17 saying 'passed on Tuesday')
• Normalized date: 2026-05-12 (exact)
• Duration: Six months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-south-point-2026
• Legal basis: Village of South Point ordinance (number not published), a six-month moratorium on AI data centers, passed on third reading
• What prompted it: A presentation by a consultant for StrataX, a renewable-powered 'micro' data center developer interested in a site in the village industrial park (fly-ash field). Council wanted time to study legal, fiscal and health issues and revenue capture.
• Affected projects: StrataX micro data center concept (solar plus battery storage) presented by Dean Green of Grain Consulting on 2026-04-07 for a site in South Point.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (presumed); six-month moratorium passed 2026-05-12. Because it passed on third reading without a reported emergency clause, it likely took effect about 30 days later and would run to roughly mid-November to mid-December 2026. No extension or repeal found. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.62 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Study of legal options (zoning, reporting, siting conditions, revenue-sharing) for AI and micro data centers.

Spencer Township (Lucas County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-05
• Normalized date: 2026-03-05 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-spencer-township-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution 2026-03-05, imposing a 12-month moratorium on 'the approval, establishment or construction of advanced manufacturing facilities or uses' within Spencer Township, prepared by Legal Counsel Jeff Stopar and adopted by unanimous roll-call vote (Kester, Havens, Hood).
• What prompted it: Anthony Wayne area data center concern
• Affected projects: Not specified
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via Spencer Township's own March 5, 2026 meeting minutes (primary source): 'Jeff Stopar, Legal Counsel, prepared a moratorium Resolution 2026-03-05 imposing a temporary moratorium on the approval, establishment or construction of advanced manufacturing facilities or uses within Spencer township for 12 months. After discussion, Trustee Hood made a motion to approve the Resolution, Trustee Havens seconded. Roll call vote: Trustee Kester: yes, Trustee Havens: yes, Trustee Hood: yes.' The same minutes note the township had separately already adopted a related zoning text amendment; Trustee Hood clarified that the text amendment did not substitute for continued due diligence on advanced manufacturing/data center uses. No rescission, extension, or replacement was found in the township's July 9, 2026 meeting minutes (the most recent written minutes located), the only other 2026 written minutes checked beyond the adopting meeting.
• Outcome: No replacement zoning captured

Sprigg Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-02
• Normalized date: 2026-03-02 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months voluntary moratorium
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-sprigg-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee action reported by WCPO [CITE primary text not captured]
• What prompted it: Proposed data center activity around the former Stuart power plant in Adams County
• Affected projects: Stuart plant-area data center proposal; Army Corps Nationwide Permit No. 39 reported
• Detailed status: Reported active
• Outcome: Ohio Residents for Responsible Development petition activity intensified

Springfield

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-14 (second reading, 5-0)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-14 (exact)
• Duration: 6 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-springfield-2026
• Legal basis: City Commission ordinance, passed 5-0 on second reading; Ordinance 159-26
• What prompted it: City study of 'High-Density Computing Facilities' as a land use before permitting is resumed
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-01-10
• Outcome: City Commission passed Ordinance 159-26 by a 5-0 vote after its second reading, imposing a six-month moratorium on the establishment, development, processing, review, and approval of High-Density Computing Facilities

St. Bernard

• Type: City
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: Pending: 12-month moratorium legislation before council, vote possible Thursday 2026-09-24 (per WVXU 2026-09-23)
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: 12 months (proposed)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-st-bernard-undated
• Legal basis: Proposed St. Bernard council legislation for a 12-month moratorium on accepting/processing applications, permits and approvals for data centers (number not found)
• What prompted it: CAI Investments proposal to convert part of the former St. Bernard Soap Company / P&G Ivorydale plant into a 150,000 sq ft, 24 MW data center; no data center regulations in the code.
• Affected projects: CAI Investments LLC data center at the former St. Bernard Soap Company (P&G Ivorydale) building on Spring Grove Avenue; 150,000 sq ft, 24 MW.
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23; council could vote on the 12-month moratorium at its 2026-09-24 meeting. BZA to consider the conditional-use application on Oct. 12. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Pending council vote; developer says the tenant will leave if the moratorium passes.

St. Clair Township (Butler County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-05 (Board of Trustees; yearlong moratorium resolution, per Journal-News 2026-05-11)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-05 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-st-clair-township-butler-county-2026
• Legal basis: St. Clair Township (Butler County) Board of Trustees resolution imposing a one-year moratorium on data centers (number not located)
• What prompted it: The City of Trenton moved to annex about 600 acres of St. Clair and Madison township land for a second data center (later tied to Amazon Web Services). The trustees also cited the need to update the zoning resolution and a planned state data center study commission.
• Affected projects: Proposed Amazon Web Services data center tied to Trenton's annexation petition for about 600 acres in St. Clair and Madison townships. The petition was withdrawn in September 2026; AWS could still pursue township zoning.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-05-05 runs to about 2027-05-05. Trenton withdrew its annexation petition in September 2026.
• Outcome: The trustee plans to present data center regulations to the zoning commission; the township also objected to Trenton's annexation.

St. Marys

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-22 (passed with one abstention)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-22 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-st-marys-2026
• Legal basis: City Council Emergency Resolution 2026-08
• What prompted it: Resident Dakota Humphries raised environmental, utility, infrastructure, privacy, and economic concerns at a May 11 meeting; city officials said no developer had contacted the city
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through approximately 2027-06-22
• Outcome: Council passed Emergency Resolution 2026-08 with one abstention, imposing a 12-month moratorium on establishing or converting buildings to data centers and on development or construction that would allow the use, while the city reviews federal, state, and local rules

Streetsboro

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-27 (City Council, 6-0, emergency; per approved minutes of the 4/27/26 regular meeting)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-27 (exact)
• Duration: One year; may be extended at council's discretion
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
• Moratorium ID: oh-streetsboro-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2026-70 (T-7990), emergency, placing a temporary moratorium on planning, zoning and building permits, approvals and certificates for data centers, crypto mining facilities and substantially similar uses
• What prompted it: Preemptive pause (Planning Commission recommendation of April 14, 2026) to update the zoning code amid Portage County data center proposals; mayor has said he envisions a permanent ban.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-04-27 runs to about 2027-04-27 while planners update the zoning code.
• Outcome: Council adopted a one-year moratorium on permits for data centers and crypto mining facilities so the city can enact permanent zoning code changes.

Sunbury

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-15 (City Council unanimous vote on first reading with rules suspended; Resolution 2026.12)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-15 (exact)
• Duration: Through January 31, 2027, extendable by majority vote
• Current end date: 2027-01-31
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-sunbury-2026
• Legal basis: City of Sunbury Resolution No. 2026.12, temporary moratorium on data centers (permits, certificates of use, development plans, rezoning to L-I) through January 31, 2027
• What prompted it: Resident opposition to a planned Amazon Web Services data center (~$2 billion) at Sunbury's Business and Technology Park; concerns over property values, noise, health, grid, environment and water.
• Affected projects: Amazon Web Services data center planned at Sunbury Business and Technology Park (SR 37 / Vans Valley Road); 330-acre rezoning request.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; moratorium adopted 2026-04-15 runs through 2027-01-31 unless extended or lifted.
• Outcome: City administration and council reviewing federal/state law and city zoning; studying data center impacts.

Swancreek Township (Fulton County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05 (Board of Trustees vote at the early-May meeting; moratorium effective May 5, 2026 per The Village Reporter)
• Normalized date: 2026-05 (month_only)
• Duration: Six months, effective May 5 and expiring Nov. 5, 2026
• Current end date: 2026-11-05
• Sectors: data center, solar
• Moratorium ID: oh-swancreek-township-fulton-county-2026
• Legal basis: Swancreek Township (Fulton County) Board of Trustees motion/resolution imposing a six-month moratorium on zoning permits for data centers and solar fields (number not found)
• What prompted it: Zoning Commission chair sought time to draft data center and solar regulations; trustee worried the local grid and infrastructure could not handle a data center.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium effective 2026-05-05 expires 2026-11-05. Zoning Commission drafting data center/solar rules (conditional use in M1/M2). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Zoning Commission drafting data center and solar field regulations for the zoned areas; considering a ballot issue for the unzoned areas.

Tallmadge

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-13
• Normalized date: 2026-04-13 (unverified)
• Duration: 6 months or until code changes/revocation
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-tallmadge-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2026-38
• What prompted it: Current zoning code may not address energy and water consumption, land use, building quality, aesthetics, lighting, noise, location, and environmental effects
• Affected projects: No pending applications reported
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 2026-38 (six-month moratorium, public hearing closed 6:30 p.m. with no comment, adopted 7-0 the same evening on 2026-04-13) remains in effect through its stated October 10, 2026 expiration. On 2026-09-10, Tallmadge City Council's Planning & Zoning Committee opened a first reading of Ordinance 2026-74, which would extend the moratorium for an additional 12 months effective 2026-10-13 (i.e., immediately upon the current moratorium's expiration), following a public hearing scheduled for 2026-10-08. As of this pass Ordinance 2026-74 has not been adopted: the filed ordinance text shows blank 'Passed,' vote-tally, and readings fields, and reporting on the September 10 committee session confirms 'The ordinance did not receive a vote tonight and remains at first reading while staff and the law department continue review.' A regional real-estate industry brief (Akron Cleveland Association of Realtors, 'Local Lineup,' 2026-09-10) characterized the item as already 'extended,' but the underlying agenda and ordinance documents show it is still pending as of 2026-09-23.
• Outcome: Review of zoning and business regulations; hardship appeal process included (ORC Chapter 2506 appeal pathway)

Tiffin

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-20 (third reading waived; passed 6-0 on third reading, declared emergency by second 6-0 vote per tiffinohio.net)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-20 (exact)
• Duration: Up to 12 months; clock stops early if zoning review completes earlier
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-tiffin-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution 2026-42 (sharpened from "unnumbered ordinance" — confirmed via tiffinohio.net reporting)
• What prompted it: Desire to craft zoning rules or consider prohibition while Ohio lawmakers consider statewide regulation; Law Director Zach Fowler walked council through proposal in March; City Administrator Nick Dutro framed purpose
• Affected projects: No data center proposal in Tiffin per Mayor Lee Wilkinson at April 6 council meeting
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: Zoning options under review; bars establishment or conversion of any structure into a data center for up to 12 months

Trenton Township (Delaware County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-01 (Board of Trustees unanimous vote at April 1 meeting; per Delaware Gazette quoting the resolution)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-01 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months from the date of adoption
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-trenton-township-delaware-county-2026
• Legal basis: Trenton Township Board of Trustees resolution imposing a temporary moratorium on zoning certificates, site plans and development applications for data centers in unincorporated Trenton Township (resolution number not found)
• What prompted it: Noise, water use and grid strain; zoning resolution does not define data centers; neighboring Sunbury's rezoning of 330 acres for a data center (AWS).
• Affected projects: Proposed data center on land annexed/rezoned by the City of Sunbury next to the township.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-01 runs to 2027-04-01.
• Outcome: Township Zoning Commission directed to review and propose zoning amendments for data centers.

Twinsburg

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-14 (City Council, unanimous, rules suspended, adopted as emergency; per approved 4/14/26 council minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-14 (exact)
• Duration: Not to exceed twelve (12) months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-twinsburg-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2026-065 (City of Twinsburg), emergency, establishing a moratorium on accepting for filing and issuing zoning and/or occupancy permits for any building, structure, use or change of use involving data centers as a principal use
• What prompted it: Resident concern over rumored data center activity (energy demand, environmental effects incl. pollinators, water, wastewater capacity); time to study and set zoning regulations.
• Affected projects: None; city FAQ states there is no active proposal.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-14 runs to about 2027-04-14.
• Outcome: Council adopted a one-year moratorium covering zoning and occupancy applications and 'similar use' pathways while the city studies regulations (law director estimated 2-5 months of study).

Upper Sandusky

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07 (city council approved six-month moratorium in July 2026 per the city's 2026-08-25 press release; Daily Chief Union reported passage on 2026-07-08, so likely at the 2026-07-06 meeting; OCJ map says August 2026)
• Normalized date: 2026-07 (month_only)
• Duration: Six months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-upper-sandusky-2026
• Legal basis: City of Upper Sandusky council legislation (number not found) imposing a six-month moratorium on acceptance and processing of new data center developments and accessory power facilities
• What prompted it: Proposal (Smartland Energy) for a ~$600M data center north of the city with a 150 MW natural gas power plant; city reviewing rules for 'high resource demand' development.
• Affected projects: Proposed data center plus 150 MW gas-fired power plant north of Upper Sandusky (Smartland Energy).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium approved in July 2026 runs to about January 2027 while the Planning Commission considers standards for 'High Resource Demand Facilities.'
• Outcome: Planning Commission reviewing zoning to define and regulate High Resource Demand Facilities.

Urbana

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-03 (City Council Tuesday meeting; 6-1 vote on an emergency 12-month moratorium, per WYSO 2026-03-04)
• Normalized date: 2026-03-03 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-urbana-2026
• Legal basis: City of Urbana emergency legislation imposing a 12-month moratorium on new data centers (ordinance number not located)
• What prompted it: Thor Equities' proposed $1B 'Urbana Technology Hub' data center (with CyrusOne) near Ohio 55 and U.S. 68, close to the Cedar Bog Nature Preserve aquifer. There was strong resident opposition.
• Affected projects: Thor Equities / CyrusOne 'Urbana Technology Hub', about 460,000 sq ft, about $1B. The site plan was rejected and the site later rezoned.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 and in litigation. 12-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-03-03 runs to about 2027-03-03. Thor Equities sued in state and federal court (June 2026). The Champaign County Common Pleas appeal is in briefing (city response due 2026-10-02). A charter amendment banning hyperscale data centers is on the November 2026 ballot.
• Outcome: Moratorium plus a city Data Center Moratorium Committee study. On 2026-06-16 council unanimously passed Ordinance 4635-26, restoring the pre-2025 zoning text so data centers are no longer a permitted use in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District. The moratorium was not repealed. Litigation is pending, and a charter amendment banning data centers over 7.5 MW is on the November 2026 ballot.

Vandalia

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-20 (City Council, Resolution 26-R-27, added to agenda and approved 6-0; per official minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-20 (exact)
• Duration: One year (365 days) per council discussion recorded in minutes.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-vandalia-2026
• Legal basis: City of Vandalia Resolution 26-R-27, temporary moratorium on acceptance, consideration and/or granting of zoning, occupancy or other permits or applications relating to data centers
• What prompted it: Council wants time for staff and Planning Commission to develop zoning regulations for data centers; part of a package with discount-store and gas-station moratoria.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-04-20 runs to about 2027-04-20.
• Outcome: Planning Commission and council to study data center effects and draft zoning regulations.

Vermilion

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-20 (council adoption of emergency Ordinance 2026-17, introduced 2026-03-23, per cleveland.com review of city records); effective on mayoral approval; runs through 2027-03-23
• Normalized date: 2026-04-20 (exact)
• Duration: Through 2027-03-23
• Current end date: 2027-03-23
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-vermilion-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2026-17
• What prompted it: Need for administration, Planning Commission, and Council to review Ohio statutes, regulations, and local ordinances
• Affected projects: Any data center development in any zoning district; expansion of existing businesses into data center use also barred
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 2026-17 (adopted 2026-04-20) runs through 2027-03-23 unless extended by council. No repeal or replacement found.
• Outcome: Study period for possible local regulatory controls

Vermilion Township (Erie County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-04 (Board of Trustees regular meeting; Resolution 2026-06 adopted 3-0, Baughman, Rowe & Sexton; per official minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-03-04 (exact)
• Duration: Not to exceed twelve (12) months from passage; ends earlier on repeal or on the effective date of zoning text amendments satisfying the moratorium's goals
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-vermilion-township-erie-county-2026
• Legal basis: Vermilion Township (Erie County) Trustee Resolution 2026-06, twelve-month moratorium on receiving, processing, issuing or approving zoning permits for NAICS 518 data processing/hosting (data centers) under Vermilion Township Zoning Resolution #32-10; R.C. 519.02
• What prompted it: Preemptive: concerns over health impacts, noise, water consumption, utility cost increases, land-use transformation and infrastructure capacity; a data center under construction in nearby Perkins Township and regional pushback; no specific local proposal.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-03-04 runs to 2027-03-04 unless repealed earlier or superseded by zoning amendments.
• Outcome: Township Administrator and Zoning Inspector directed to study the concerns and, if needed, prepare text amendments to the zoning resolution.

Vienna Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-02-17 (trustee vote 2-1 on 180-day moratorium resolution, per Trustee Haddle quoted by Tribune Chronicle 2026-08-04); extended 60 days on 2026-08-03 (Monday meeting)
• Normalized date: 2026-02-17 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days (to 2026-08-16), extended 60 days to 2026-10-16
• Current end date: 2026-10-16
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-vienna-township-2026
• Legal basis: Trustee resolution (Vienna Township, Trumbull County) under R.C. 519, adapted from Hubbard Township's moratorium; extension resolution August 2026
• What prompted it: Preemptive: allow zoning commission to draft data center regulations; followed Hubbard Township's moratorium.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Original 180-day moratorium (adopted 2026-02-17) was extended on 2026-08-03 by 60 days, from Aug. 16 to Oct. 16, 2026, while the Trumbull County Planning Commission reviews the township's data center zoning text.
• Outcome: Zoning commission drafted data center regulations (sent to Trumbull County Planning Commission in August 2026); moratorium extended to cover the review period.

Village of Ashville

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2025-12-22
• Normalized date: 2025-12-22 (unverified)
• Duration: 180 days (Ord. 2025-13, originally recorded 2025-12-22 to 2026-06-20), followed by a second 180-day moratorium under Ordinance 2026-14 (adopted 2026-07-06), through approximately 2027-01-02
• Current end date: 2027-01-02
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-ashville-2025
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2025-13; extended by Ordinance 2026-14 (adopted 2026-07-06 as an emergency measure, readings waived)
• What prompted it: Proposed EdgeConneX project, resident opposition, infrastructure and zoning capacity concerns
• Affected projects: Proposed EdgeConneX data center near Ashville
• Detailed status: Extended via Ordinance 2026-14, adopted as an emergency measure at the 2026-07-06 Council meeting, imposing another 180-day moratorium (through approximately 2027-01-02); succeeds the original Ordinance 2025-13 (expired 2026-06-20). Active as of 2026-09-23; unaffected by the separate dispute below over the EdgeConneX development agreement. Separately, the underlying EdgeConneX development agreement (Resolution 06-2026, adopted 2026-04-06 as an emergency measure and exempted from the village's own data center moratorium) remains contested. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 2026-08-07 (State ex rel. McNamara-Smith v. Grube) that Ashville's fiscal officer improperly refused to certify a citizen referendum petition against Resolution 06-2026 because the emergency declaration was not adequately justified; the Pickaway County Board of Elections then voted unanimously to place the referendum on the 2026-11-03 general-election ballot. Village Council subsequently introduced Resolution 16-2026 to repeal Resolution 06-2026 outright and moot the referendum; a 2026-09-08 motion to waive the second and third readings and pass it immediately fell short of the five-vote supermajority required (final tally of 4 in favor, after Mayor Clark broke an initial 3-3 tie, which the council's own rules held insufficient), and at the 2026-09-21 meeting Council instead advanced the repeal to a third reading scheduled for 2026-10-05. As of 2026-09-23, Resolution 06-2026 has not been repealed and the referendum remains scheduled for the November ballot.
• Outcome: Resolution 06-2026 authorized a development/consultant-funding agreement (Term Summary, Exhibit A) with EdgeConneX/PowerConneX, allocating $39,300 for GAI Consultants' independent technical review of the proposed project. It did not repeal the moratorium, which was instead independently extended by Ordinance 2026-14 on 2026-07-06. As of 2026-09-23, Resolution 06-2026 itself remains legally intact but contested: the Ohio Supreme Court ordered the village to certify a citizen referendum against it (decided 2026-08-07), the referendum is on the 2026-11-03 ballot, and a Council attempt to repeal Resolution 06-2026 and moot that vote (Resolution 16-2026) has twice failed to gather the votes needed to advance quickly and is now set for a third reading on 2026-10-05.

Village of Lordstown

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-01-05; extension adopted 2026-06-15 (emergency, after public hearing), effective 2026-07-05
• Normalized date: 2026-01-05 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days (Ord. 1-2026, effective 2026-01-05 through 2026-07-04), extended a further 180 days by a second emergency ordinance passed mid-June 2026, effective 2026-07-05 through approximately 2027-01-02
• Current end date: 2027-01-01
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-lordstown-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 1-2026; extended by a second emergency ordinance passed by Village Council in mid-June 2026 following a 2026-06-15 public hearing (exact ordinance number not confirmed in sources reviewed)
• What prompted it: Electric load, water demand, infrastructure capacity, environmental impacts, and long-term land use planning
• Affected projects: Bristolville 25 Developer, LLC proposed data center; village had earlier data center ban controversy
• Detailed status: Active (extended) as of 2026-09-23; the second 180-day moratorium, passed as an emergency on 2026-06-15, took effect 2026-07-05 and runs to about 2027-01-01. Bristolville 25 Developer/BHGH Properties' mandamus case remains pending in the Ohio Supreme Court (developer's June 18 motion to compel site-plan review undecided per WKBN). The moratorium committee's consultant presented proposed data center zoning standards to council; no vote yet. Council separately adopted a 180-day moratorium on small modular reactors and battery energy storage systems in July 2026.
• Outcome: Moratorium committee gathering information; consultant and outside counsel discussed

Village of Lordstown

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-06 (passed in Council as an emergency ordinance, per the signed Ordinance No. 38-2026; first reading 2026-06-01, public hearing 2026-06-15)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-06 (exact)
• Duration: Not to exceed 180 days from passage
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: battery storage
• Moratorium ID: oh-village-of-lordstown-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 38-2026 (emergency), temporary moratorium not to exceed 180 days on new permits and permit applications for business entities utilizing battery energy storage systems (BESS); companion Ordinance No. 37-2026 imposes the same moratorium for small modular reactors (SMRs)
• What prompted it: BESS fire and toxic-emission risks to first responders and residents; village wants time to review codes before any BESS applicant (none known), alongside its data center moratorium
• Affected projects: None known (mayor: no company using such equipment)
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 38-2026 (BESS permit moratorium, emergency) passed 2026-07-06 runs to about 2027-01-02.
• Outcome: Research period alongside the village's separate data center moratorium and zoning work.

Warren

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-09 (city council vote 8-0; per WFMJ 2026-09-09 and Tribune Chronicle 2026-09-10 'Wednesday')
• Normalized date: 2026-09-09 (exact)
• Duration: One year from the ordinance's effective date unless extended, repealed or replaced
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-warren-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance of Warren City Council establishing a one-year moratorium on data centers larger than 1,000 sq ft and directing the mayor to form a Data Center Review Committee (number not found)
• What prompted it: Council concerns over noise, strain on local utilities and the environment; existing zoning not designed for large-scale data centers; follows other Trumbull County moratoria. Originally introduced in May as a push toward an outright ban.
• Affected projects: None; mayor said no company had approached the city as of July 22.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium approved 2026-09-09 (effective date not confirmed, so end is approximately September/October 2027); Data Center Review Committee must report within nine months.
• Outcome: Mayor-led Data Center Review Committee to deliver written recommendations within nine months on zoning, utilities, noise, environment, costs; moratorium may be lifted once policy is adopted.

Washington Township (Franklin County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2025-12-09
• Normalized date: 2025-12-09 (exact)
• Duration: 90 days initial (2025-12-09 to 2026-03-09), then extended six months to 2026-09-05 by Resolution #2026.02.10.005, adopted unanimously (roll call, all present voting Aye) at the February 10, 2026 trustee meeting.
• Current end date: 2026-09-05
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-washington-township-2025
• Legal basis: Board of Trustees Motion #2025.12.09.001 (90-day initial moratorium, 2025-12-09), extended by Resolution #2026.02.10.005 (2026-02-10), citing R.C. 519.02 (township zoning authority).
• What prompted it: Resident and trustee concerns over grid strain, water use, fire safety, noise, and compatibility with residential land use
• Affected projects: No pending applications identified in captured township records
• Detailed status: Original term ended 2026-09-05 (per Resolution #2026.02.10.005). As of 2026-09-23 a further extension is pending confirmation: the trustees' 2026-09-08 agenda listed a 'Resolution Extending Data Center Development Moratorium within the Unincorporated Territory of the Township', and the administrator said on 2026-08-11 he would present it; the 2026-09-08 minutes (to be approved 2026-09-22) are not yet posted, so adoption and the new term are unconfirmed. [VERIFY: 2026-09-08 extension resolution adoption and new end date]
• Outcome: Legal review and possible zoning work; final extension record not captured

Washington Township (Montgomery County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-20 (Board of Trustees, Monday evening meeting, unanimous resolution; per WKEF/Dayton 24/7 Now 2026-04-21 and Dayton Daily News 2026-04-21)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-20 (exact)
• Duration: 360 days, effective immediately.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-washington-township-montgomery-county-2026
• Legal basis: Washington Township (Montgomery County) Board of Trustees resolution prohibiting issuance/processing of zoning permits and approvals for data center uses for 360 days (number not located)
• What prompted it: Preemptive; resident concerns about utility demand, noise, aesthetics, safety and infrastructure; no application pending.
• Affected projects: None; no approved plans or applications.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 360-day moratorium adopted 2026-04-20 runs to about 2027-04-15.
• Outcome: Board to study whether to limit or prohibit data centers or adopt location/operation regulations.

Washington Township (Pickaway County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06 (trustees; per OCJ map, citing a Public Notices Ohio legal notice that could not be read)
• Normalized date: 2026-06 (month_only)
• Duration: Until July 2027 (per OCJ map).
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-washington-township-pickaway-county-2026
• Legal basis: Washington Township (Pickaway County) Board of Trustees data center moratorium (instrument not seen; legal notice at publicnoticesohio.com ID 297107)
• What prompted it: Unknown; Pickaway County has several data center fights (Commercial Point, Muhlenberg, Ashville, Scioto Township).
• Affected projects: Unknown.
• Detailed status: Reported active as of 2026-09-18 (OCJ map): trustees approved moratorium in June 2026 running until July 2027; not independently verified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.45 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Unknown beyond moratorium.

Washington Township (Stark County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-06 (Board of Trustees, 2-0 with Trustee Wallace absent; per township minutes and Canton Repository meeting highlights)
• Normalized date: 2026-04-06 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve (12) months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-washington-township-stark-county-2026
• Legal basis: Board of Trustees resolution (township zoning, R.C. Chapter 519) placing a twelve-month moratorium on any new data centers; resolution number not given
• What prompted it: Resident questions about data centers; trustees want to add a dedicated data center section to the township zoning code.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-06 runs to about 2027-04-06.
• Outcome: Trustees adopted a 12-month moratorium and resolved to consider adding a dedicated data center section to the township zoning code during the moratorium.

Waterville Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2025-12-17
• Normalized date: 2025-12-17 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-waterville-township-2025
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution [CITE: resolution number not posted to township website; Toledo Free Press cited the 12-month moratorium and committee process]
• What prompted it: Potential data center interest and need to study conditions for agriculturally zoned land
• Affected projects: No formal application identified; township committee studying data center zoning
• Detailed status: Active through approximately December 2026; no rescission found. A Data Center Advisory Committee (one trustee, one zoning board member, one BZA member, the zoning inspector, and 10 residents), formed January 2026, presented its findings to the Zoning Board on 2026-05-12, recommending a new M-3 Industrial zoning classification with tiered regulations, bonding/escrow requirements, and a formal process; the zoning board voted 6-0 to move the proposal to the Lucas County Plan Commission for review.
• Outcome: Data center study committee expected to report in summer 2026

Waynesville

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-04 (village council waived the first-reading rule and adopted Ordinance No. 2026-020 as an emergency, 7 yeas; per the draft 2026-05-04 council minutes printed in the 2026-05-18 council packet)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-04 (exact)
• Duration: 180 days (OCJ map: 'Council passed 180-day moratorium', expiring Oct. 31, 2026, which is exactly 180 days from the 2026-05-04 adoption); ordinance text not found
• Current end date: 2026-10-31
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-waynesville-2026
• Legal basis: Village of Waynesville Ordinance No. 2026-020 (emergency): temporary moratorium on acceptance, processing and approval of applications for large-scale data center development; establishes Data Center Study Committee
• What prompted it: Allow the village to research data centers and see what the State of Ohio task force determines; review whether zoning code needs updating.
• Affected projects: None named; the administrator told a broker marketing the Lemay property about the moratorium in September 2026.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (village administrator's report in the 2026-09-21 council agenda refers to the moratorium on data centers); adopted 2026-05-04 as an emergency, 180-day term runs through 2026-10-31 unless extended.
• Outcome: Data Center Study Committee (council members Gallagher, Powell, Colvin) to recommend zoning code updates.

Weathersfield Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-04-30 (trustees' special meeting, 3-0 resolution, effective that day; per WKBN 2026-04-30 and Tribune Chronicle May 2026); extended six months in September 2026
• Normalized date: 2026-04-30 (exact)
• Duration: Six months (to about late October 2026), extended six more months into April 2027
• Current end date: 2027-04-25
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-weathersfield-township-2026
• Legal basis: Weathersfield Township (Trumbull County) trustee resolution under R.C. 519 imposing a six-month moratorium on building, zoning or approval of data centers; extension resolution September 2026
• What prompted it: Bitdeer (Whitetail Creek LLC) plan for a data center on Belmont Avenue at the former Ohio Edison plant and petition to annex three township parcels into Niles; concerns over grid, utility costs, water, sewer, noise, traffic.
• Affected projects: Bitdeer / Whitetail Creek LLC data center proposal, 1047 Belmont Ave. (former Ohio Edison power plant).
• Detailed status: Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-30 was due to expire in October 2026 and was extended in early September 2026 by six months into April 2027 while zoning regulations are finished.
• Outcome: Zoning commission, law director and zoning inspector drafting data center zoning regulations for trustee approval.

Wellington

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-16 (Village Council vote, Monday evening, unanimous; Ordinance 2026-07, expedited passage requested by council president; per News 5 Cleveland 2026-03-17 and cleveland.com 2026-03-20)
• Normalized date: 2026-03-16 (exact)
• Duration: One year, with an option to extend for one additional year.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-wellington-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2026-07 (Village of Wellington), temporarily halting issuance of zoning certificates for data processing and hosting facilities
• What prompted it: Preemptive; prompted by data center and mega-site controversies in nearby Lorain County communities (New Russia Township mega site, Brownhelm Township land purchases); no Wellington project proposed.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-03-16 runs to about 2027-03-16, extendable by one year.
• Outcome: Village council adopted a one-year pause on zoning certificates for data centers to review regulations and decide how such uses might fit the village.

Westlake

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-09-03 (City Council unanimous vote at Sept. 3 meeting, emergency ordinance; per cleveland.com)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-03 (exact)
• Duration: Six months from effective date (or until code amendments or repeal, whichever first); up to two 90-day extensions
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-westlake-2026
• Legal basis: City of Westlake Ordinance No. 2026-99 (emergency), moratorium on zoning approvals and occupancy permits for data centers as a use, not to exceed six months
• What prompted it: Zoning code does not address data centers directly; precautionary review though data centers are not a permitted use.
• Affected projects: None; no data centers operating in the city.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-03 runs to about 2027-03-02 unless extended (two 90-day extensions allowed).
• Outcome: Planning department to review whether and where to allow data centers; council may refine the definition later.

Weston Township (Wood County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: On or before 2026-03-13 (trustee Randy Tolles told BG Independent News the township adopted a moratorium); exact date not found
• Normalized date: 2026 (year_only)
• Duration: Not reported (temporary moratorium; term not stated in the only available source)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-weston-township-wood-county-2026
• Legal basis: Township trustee resolution/motion imposing a temporary data center moratorium (R.C. Chapter 519 township zoning); resolution number not found
• What prompted it: Trustees do not want data centers coming to the township.
• Affected projects: None named; context is the $800 million Meta data center under construction in Middleton Township, Wood County.
• Detailed status: Reported adopted (per BG Independent News, 2026-03-13); term and expiry not published, so whether it remains in effect as of 2026-09-23 is unverified. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.5 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Trustees adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers to allow time to research impacts and consider zoning.

Wickliffe

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-22 (City Council meeting; rules suspended and Ordinance 2026-39 adopted 6-1, Jaworski dissenting; emergency; per council minutes and certified ordinance)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-22 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve (12) months from the effective date, or until code amendments are enacted or council revokes it, whichever first
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-wickliffe-2026
• Legal basis: City of Wickliffe Ordinance No. 2026-39 (emergency), a moratorium on accepting, considering or issuing zoning and occupancy permits for data centers as a principal use
• What prompted it: The mayor wanted to be proactive before any hyperscale data center approach, following Painesville Township and Eastlake. Needs code review.
• Affected projects: None. A councilman noted Lubrizol might need a small data center for its expansion.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-22 runs to about 2027-06-22 unless ended early by code amendments or repeal.
• Outcome: Administration and council to study whether to allow, limit or prohibit data centers as a principal use and prepare code amendments. No existing business may expand into data center use during the moratorium.

Williamsburg

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-12, Village Council, signed by Mayor James Weaver
• Normalized date: 2026-03-12 (exact)
• Duration: One year from effective date
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-williamsburg-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 1249-26, "An Ordinance Imposing a Moratorium on the Authorization or Establishment of Computer Data Centers within the Village of Williamsburg, Ohio and Declaring an Emergency"
• What prompted it: Council desired time to study the economic and environmental impacts of data centers on the Village and its residents and to develop siting/operation regulations
• Affected projects: None named; enacted preemptively
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31 (one-year term runs to approximately March 12, 2027). Declared an emergency measure, effective at the earliest date allowed by law; applies to all pending applications for which a final, non-appealable permit had not been issued as of the ordinance's introduction.
• Outcome: One-year moratorium on the authorization or establishment of computer data centers

Williamsburg Township

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Extended
• Date enacted: 2026-01-26 (Board of Trustees Resolution No. 2026-04, six-month moratorium); extended 2026-07-13 by Resolution No. 2026-17 to 12 months, ending 11:59 p.m. 2027-01-25 (per 2026-07-13 minutes)
• Normalized date: 2026-01-26 (exact)
• Duration: Originally six months; extended to 12 months, until 11:59 p.m. January 25, 2027
• Current end date: 2027-01-25
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-williamsburg-township-2026
• Legal basis: Williamsburg Township (Clermont County) Trustees Resolution No. 2026-04 (2026-01-26), six-month moratorium on the receipt, processing, issuance or approval of any application for a zoning certificate for a data center; amended/extended by Resolution No. 2026-17 (2026-07-13)
• What prompted it: The township lacks data center zoning language; the township attorney is drafting it.
• Affected projects: None named.
• Detailed status: Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. The original six-month moratorium (2026-01-26) was extended on 2026-07-13 by Resolution 2026-17 and runs until 11:59 p.m. 2027-01-25.
• Outcome: Township attorney drafting data center zoning language during the moratorium.

Willoughby

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-07-14 (City Council regular meeting; Resolution No. 2026-98 passed, emergency; per the city's legal notice of legislation passed July 14, 2026)
• Normalized date: 2026-07-14 (exact)
• Duration: One (1) year from passage; council may extend up to six (6) months or lift early
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-willoughby-2026
• Legal basis: City of Willoughby Resolution No. 2026-98 (emergency), a temporary one-year moratorium on permits and on plan consideration, review or approval for data centers
• What prompted it: Preemptive. One large parcel (Riverside Commons, in litigation for more than 20 years) could host a data center, with major power and water infrastructure nearby. The city is waiting on state data center study results.
• Affected projects: Riverside Commons property (potential site; no data center proposal).
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium passed 2026-07-14 runs to about 2027-07-14, extendable by up to six months.
• Outcome: Study of ordinances and state developments. Possible later permanent prohibition or data center zoning, and possible rezoning of Riverside Commons.

Windham Township (Portage County)

• Type: Township
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05 (trustees' regular meeting 'last Thursday' before the Weekly Villager's 2026-05-15 story, likely 2026-05-07; unanimous motion by Trustee Rich Gano)
• Normalized date: 2026-05 (month_only)
• Duration: Not reported
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-windham-township-portage-county-2026
• Legal basis: Windham Township (Portage County) Board of Trustees motion approving a moratorium on AI data centers; resolution number and text not found
• What prompted it: Township zoning has no language to prohibit data centers; pending Portage County Regional Planning Commission review of a proposed AI data center zoning amendment; county-wide data center proposals.
• Affected projects: None named in the township.
• Detailed status: Reported adopted in May 2026; term not published, so status as of 2026-09-23 is unverified (treated as active). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Moratorium while the township's AI data center zoning amendment goes through Portage County Regional Planning Commission review.

Xenia

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-06-25 (City Council passage after public hearing; introduced June 11; ordinance effective July 25, 2026 per Xenia Gazette)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-25 (exact)
• Duration: One year
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-xenia-2026
• Legal basis: City of Xenia ordinance (number not found) establishing a one-year moratorium on applications to establish, construct or convert buildings for data centers
• What prompted it: Precautionary: nearby Wilmington and Urbana fights; concerns about electric rates, water, noise and heat; zoning code does not address data centers. City had been approached before but grid could not support one.
• Affected projects: None active.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium passed 2026-06-25 (effective about 2026-07-25) runs to about 2027-07-25.
• Outcome: Council to consider zoning regulations for small, medium and large data centers through the planning commission.

Yellow Springs

• Type: Village
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-05-18 (emergency reading)
• Normalized date: 2026-05-18 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months, expiring 2027-05-18
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: oh-yellow-springs-2026
• Legal basis: Village Council emergency ordinance; Ordinance 2026-08
• What prompted it: Pause on zoning permits/approvals for new data centers with aggregate monthly demand or peak load above 2 MW, and for expansions of existing facilities crossing that threshold; council narrowed the proposal at a May 4 work session before adopting it May 18
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31; runs through 2027-05-18 unless repealed or replaced earlier
• Outcome: Adopted by emergency reading; bars zoning permits/approvals for new or expanded data centers above 2 MW aggregate demand for 12 months, with exemptions for auxiliary data centers and applications/permits already submitted or issued

Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.

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