The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
City of Columbiana
Anti-Data Center Policies
Columbiana prohibits data centers in M-1 districts; in M-2 districts, they require an appeal and may face safeguards, so development is restricted but not banned citywide.
current law · City of ColumbianaEstablishes zoning rules for industrial districts by identifying permitted, appeal-based, and prohibited business and manufacturing uses in the M-1 and M-2 districts, including uses permitted in the M-1 district and uses permitted in the M-2 district.Columbiana Ordinance 02-26-03 (2026)
What this means
The measure creates significant barriers: data centers are prohibited in M-1 districts, while M-2 districts allow them only after an appeal and possible safeguards. That makes development harder, though it does not ban data centers citywide.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
Data centers are prohibited in the M-1 Light Industry District.
Data centers in the M-2 General Industry District require approval on appeal; the Board of Adjustment may impose conditions and safeguards to protect areas that could otherwise be adversely affected.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
In the M-2 General Industry District, a data center is permitted on appeal, allowing it to be approved through the Board of Adjustment rather than being categorically prohibited. The Board may impose conditions and safeguards to protect potentially affected areas.
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