Oklahoma Moratoria

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

4 instruments — 4 in force, 0 pending, 0 past. Activity level: High.

Detailed entries

Oklahoma City

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-21
• Duration: Until 2026-12-31, or earlier if data center zoning amendments are adopted
• Moratorium ID: ok-oklahoma-city-2026
• Legal basis: Emergency ordinance introduced and adopted unanimously by City Council on 2026-04-21 as Council Agenda Item XI.U (Council packet downloaded 2026-04-29); the published OKC ordinance number is assigned post-passage and was not yet reflected in OKC's online ordinance index or PrimeGov portal (which req
• What prompted it: First large data center rezoning requests; no specific zoning use unit or regulations for data centers; concerns about water, electricity, noise, infrastructure, and other public impacts
• Affected projects: New applications for rezoning requests and permits, including building permits, for data center construction, expansion, or use; two pending rezoning requests are exempted
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: City is using the pause to evaluate impacts and draft zoning code amendments for data centers

Pawhuska

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-04-14
• Duration: Until 2026-12-31, or earlier if data center regulations are adopted
• Moratorium ID: ok-pawhuska-2026
• Legal basis: Resolution 2026-04-01
• What prompted it: Proposed conversion of an abandoned warehouse near Indian Camp Elementary School into an 8-10 MW AI data center; utility capacity, water, school proximity, property values, and community-impact concerns
• Affected projects: All city actions that would advance data center development in Pawhuska
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: City will gather information and develop zoning, permitting, and performance-standard recommendations

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma

• Type: Tribal government
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-07
• Duration: Not identified in captured reporting; resolution language quoted by Native News
• Moratorium ID: ok-seminole-nation-of-oklahoma-2026
• Legal basis: Tribal Council resolution [resolution number needed]
• What prompted it: Startup approach seeking an NDA and letter of intent to develop a data center on Seminole lands; environmental, water, sovereignty, and community-health concerns
• Affected projects: Any inquiries, discussions, or developments concerning data centers of any size within the Seminole Nation during the moratorium period
• Detailed status: Active per Native News Online and Honor the Earth statements; no captured Tribal Council action rescinding or amending the 2026-03-07 resolution as of 2026-04-29
• Outcome: Moratorium adopted before project approval; permanent replacement framework not identified

Tulsa

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-03-25 (unanimous Council vote; reported by Oklahoma Energy Today and Tulsa
• Duration: Through 2026-12-31, or earlier if data center zoning amendments are adopted
• Moratorium ID: ok-tulsa-2026
• Legal basis: Tulsa Ordinance declaring a 9-month moratorium (originally drafted as 365-day moratorium under file identifier 26-196-3; council reduced to 9 months at vote per Tulsa Flyer reporting). The signed/numbered final ordinance is not retrievable through cityoftulsa.org's CouncilDocuments app (returned a s
• What prompted it: Re-evaluation of Tulsa's 2024 classification of data centers as low-impact manufacturing and industry; concern that large-scale data centers may have off-site impacts
• Affected projects: New building permits for data center use in Tulsa; Project Anthem Phase 1 and one pending Phase 2 zoning case are exempted
• Detailed status: Active
• Outcome: Planning Office must report to Council approximately every 60 days on zoning-code review and recommendations

Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.

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