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 Apache Junction
Neutral Data Center Policies
Maricopa County’s zoning update allows data centers with backup power in IND-2 and IND-3 zones subject to a development plan; the description also mentions water-efficiency requirements in a Harquahala proposal.
Rating and summary from Maricopa County as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of Apache Junction.
current law · City of Apache JunctionRestricts data centers to Apache Junction’s business-park/light-industrial and industrial zones, where they require conditional-use approval and a City Council public hearing.Apache Junction Land Development Code §1-5-3, Table 5-3 — data-center use classification
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Requires a conditional-use permit and an additional Council public hearing for C uses marked footnote 9.
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Provides an express conditional-use pathway for Data Center/Data Processing Facilities in B-5 Industrial.
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