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.
Logan County
Anti-Data Center Policies
Logan County requires data-center applicants to submit plans for military review and notify property owners within one mile; the county may require changes for significant impacts. Missing military recommendations do not halt a hearing.
current law · Unincorporated areasRequires data center facilities in unincorporated Logan County to obtain zoning permits, with military-impact review, noise limits, and notice to property owners within one mile.Logan County Resolution 2026-5 — Data Center Facility Regulations
What this means
The measure adds meaningful steps for data center permits: applicants must submit plans for military review, and the county may require changes if significant impacts are identified; nearby property owners also get notice within one mile. But missing military recommendations do not stop a hearing, and the source describes no ban or financial incentive. Military review and possible changes and notice to owners within one mile
People behind it
- James T. Yahn
Moved the amendments to Resolution 2026-5 and moved its approval.
- Jim Santomaso
Seconded the amendment motions and the motion approving Resolution 2026-5.
- Logan County Board of Commissioners
Considered and adopted Resolution 2026-5 regulating permits for Data Center Facilities in unincorporated Logan County.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements4
A data center facility (DCF) permit application must include a complete plan submitted to the United States Department of War for review of potential impacts on military installations. Written recommendations must be provided to Logan County Planning and Zoning at least 14 days before the Board of County Commissioners’ public hearing. The absence of recommendations does not prevent the hearing or decision. complete plan for the DCF must be submitted
If the Department of War identifies significant impacts on military installations, the Board of County Commissioners may require the applicant to modify the DCF’s site plan or operations plan to mitigate those impacts in accordance with the department’s recommendations. If significant impacts on military installations are identified
The applicant must provide notice of the proposed project, including the time and place of Planning Commission hearings, to mineral estate owners within the project site as required by C.R.S. 24-65.5-103 and to individual property owners within one mile of the project’s exterior boundary. individual property owners within one mile of the exterior project boundary
The DCF regulations retain a maximum-permissible-decibel limit for facility noise emissions; the adopted amendment removes the prior reference requiring measurement 100 feet from the nearest occupied structure. The minutes do not state the applicable decibel threshold. noise levels emitted by the DCF
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions2
The military-review process cannot by itself block or indefinitely delay permitting: although the complete Data Center Facility plan must be submitted to the United States Department of War and written recommendations are due at least 14 days before the Board of County Commissioners’ public hearing, the absence of such recommendations does not preclude the Board from holding the hearing or taking action.
The regulation removes the requirement that Data Center Facility noise levels be measured 100 feet from the nearest occupied structure. The remaining noise limit still applies, but the fixed 100-foot measurement condition is eliminated.
Sources
Specific to Logan County only.
repealed · County measureEstablishes Logan County zoning and permit requirements for data center facilities.Logan County Resolution 2025-25 — Temporary Data Center Moratorium
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