Rush County imposed a moratorium on all data centers for 90 days in February 2026, then approved a six-month moratorium on data-center applications in March, with the possibility of extending it if the UDO was not complete. In August, the commissioners approved a further six-month extension. The APC’s recommendation for a 12-month moratorium was not adopted. 90-day moratorium six-month moratorium six-month extension

A countywide moratorium bars data-center applications: commissioners imposed an initial 90-day moratorium on February 13, 2026, approved a six-month moratorium on March 9, and approved a further six-month extension on August 10. (90-day moratorium; six-month extension)

The UDO use matrix lists Tier 1 and Tier 2 data centers but shows no permitted or special-exception zoning districts for either. The UDO states that a blank use-matrix cell means the use is not permitted in that district. (Data Center rows; blank-cell rule)

Utilities must provide letters confirming sufficient water, electric, and fiber capacity and willingness to serve. The data-center developer must pay all expenses to bring utilities to the site, without shifting those development costs to other customers. (utility capacity and costs)

Data centers are subject to property-line noise limits of 60 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 45 dBA at night. Backup-generator testing is limited to weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with 48 hours’ advance notice to adjacent property owners. (noise and generator-testing rules)

Tier 1 data centers must have at least a 200-foot setback and a 100-foot planted landscape buffer where they abut a residential use or residential zoning district. Tier 1 is defined as under 50,000 square feet and/or under 5 MW. (Tier 1 standards)

Tier 2 data centers must have at least a 300-foot setback and a 150-foot planted landscape buffer where they abut a residential use or residential zoning district. Tier 2 is defined as 50,000 square feet or more and/or at least 5 MW. (Tier 2 standards)

Tier 1 data centers—defined as facilities under 50,000 square feet and/or under 5 MW—may seek special-exception approval in the A4 Agricultural Park district; the source says they are not allowed in C. This is a discretionary approval route, not automatic permission. Tier 1 – A4 S

The data-center definition expressly includes accessory uses such as administrative offices, equipment maintenance, substations, transformers, backup generators, cooling systems, fire suppression, and security facilities, allowing these supporting functions to be part of the data-center site. Accessory uses include

A data-center developer may arrange utility service where utilities confirm sufficient water, electric, and fiber capacity and willingness to serve. The developer must pay the costs of bringing utilities to the site, so this is not a county-funded incentive. sufficient water, electric, and fiber optic capacity

A countywide data-center moratorium was approved for 90 days on February 13, 2026; on March 9, commissioners approved a six-month moratorium, and on August 10 approved a further six-month extension. The sources do not specify the extension’s exact expiration date. The six-month extension

The supplied data-center text indicates Tier 1 data centers require special-exception approval in A4 zoning and are not allowed in C zoning. Tier 1 – A4 S; Tier 1 – C NO

Developers must provide utility letters confirming sufficient water, electric, and fiber capacity and willingness to serve; developers must pay all expenses to extend utilities and ensure other customers do not bear development costs. Letters from the appropriate utilities

Data centers must keep noise at the property line at or below 60 dBA from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 45 dBA at night. Backup-generator testing is limited to weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with 48 hours’ advance notice to adjacent property owners. The maximum noise level

Tier 1 facilities—defined as under 50,000 square feet and/or under 5 MW—must maintain at least a 200-foot setback from residential uses or residential zoning and a 100-foot landscaped buffer there, planted with four shade trees and six evergreen trees per 100 linear feet. A Tier 1 Data Center

Tier 2 facilities—defined as 50,000 square feet or more and/or at least 5 MW—must maintain at least a 300-foot setback from residential uses or residential zoning and a 150-foot landscaped buffer there, planted with four shade trees and six evergreen trees per 100 linear feet. A Tier 2 Data Center

Tier 1 data centers have less demanding residential-edge requirements than Tier 2: a 200-foot setback and 100-foot landscape buffer, compared with 300 feet and 150 feet for Tier 2. These reduced requirements apply where the facility abuts a residential use or residential zoning district. Tier 1 setback and buffer and Tier 2 setback and buffer

The measure identifies administrative offices, equipment maintenance, power-supply equipment, cooling systems, fire-suppression systems, and security facilities as accessory uses of a data center. Accessory uses include