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The Data Center Divide

Walton County

Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies

Walton County has enacted a countywide ban on data centers and large-load customers across all land-use and zoning categories, with no variances allowed.

current law · County measure
Prohibits data centers and other large-load customers throughout Walton County, with no variances allowed.Walton County Ordinance prohibiting data centers and large-load centers (2026)

What this means

The ordinance would ban data centers and large-load customers throughout Walton County, across all land-use categories and zoning districts. It also bars variances, leaving no ordinary route to build or expand one (“complete prohibition”).

People behind it

  • Proposed, considered, and adopted the ordinance prohibiting data centers and large load customers.

  • Walton County Attorney who presented the ordinance and was assigned responsibility for subsequent refinements.

  • Moved to consider and adopt the ordinance.

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  • Seconded the motion to consider and adopt the ordinance.

  • Submitted the ordinance prohibition agenda item for consideration by the Board.

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  • The ordinance prohibits large-load customers, specifically including all data centers, throughout Walton County, in every land-use category and zoning district. The adopted version struck the proposed county-owned-and-operated exemption. complete prohibition applying County-wide

  • The prohibition is permanent: no variance or other process may be used to remove it. completely and permanently prohibited

  • The ordinance took effect immediately upon adoption, leaving no waiting period before the prohibition applied. effective immediately upon adoption

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