The Data Center Divide
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Leavenworth County
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Leavenworth County’s enacted resolution is described as pausing new data-center applications and permits in unincorporated areas, though its description also says “if adopted.”
Rating from Kansas statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Leavenworth County.
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current law · Unincorporated areasPauses new applications and permits for data centers in unincorporated Leavenworth County until the county adopts data-center regulations.Leavenworth County Resolution 2026-16 (2026)
What this means
If adopted, this would pause new data-center applications and permits in unincorporated Leavenworth County while the county develops rules. The pause has no fixed end date, so it could seriously delay new construction and expansion, though it does not appear to shut down existing centers. New applications and permits would be suspended.
Timing
- Ends
- Until the County adopts zoning regulations or amendments to its existing zoning regulations addressing data centers and related matters
The moratorium suspends acceptance and processing of new data-center applications in the unincorporated area. It may be extended, amended, or terminated earlier by a subsequent resolution of the Board of County Commissioners.
People behind it
- Board of County Commissioners of Leavenworth County, Kansas
Adopted the resolution imposing the temporary moratorium and directing related regulatory actions.
- Leavenworth County Planning and Zoning Department
Directed to suspend accepting or acting on new data-center applications and permits.
- Leavenworth County Planning Commission
Directed to suspend action on new data-center applications and continue reviewing and proposing zoning-regulation amendments.
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- Leavenworth County Clerk
Directed to publish the resolution once in the official county newspaper.
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Moratorium in the unincorporated area of Leavenworth County on accepting, processing, considering, or issuing new applications, permits, or special use permits for establishing, constructing, developing, operating, or expanding data centers, including related activities and components. It applies to applications submitted after the resolution’s effective date and remains in effect until the County adopts data-center zoning regulations or amendments; the moratorium may be extended, amended, or ended earlier by a subsequent resolution.
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The suspension applies only to new special-use-permit applications submitted after the resolution's effective date; the measure does not suspend applications submitted earlier.
The moratorium applies only within the unincorporated area of Leavenworth County, leaving data-center projects in incorporated areas outside its scope.
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