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The Data Center Divide

Saline County

This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.

Mixed Data Center Policies

Saline County has enacted a temporary moratorium in unincorporated areas, barring new data centers and expansions and pausing related applications until March 1, 2029.

Rating from Kansas statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Saline County.

Specific to Saline County only.

current law · Unincorporated areas
Prohibits data-center applications and construction in unincorporated Saline County until March 1, 2029, while the county develops regulations.Saline County Commission data-center moratorium (2026)

What this means

The measure would bar new data centers and expansions in unincorporated Saline County, and pause related applications, until March 1, 2029—creating a major, multi-year barrier. The resolution says the moratorium lasts until March 1, 2029; because it is temporary rather than permanent, -4 fits better than -5.

Timing

Ends
Mar 1, 2029

The moratorium suspending applications and establishment of data centers, nuclear power generation facilities, and hydrogen-based energy facilities in unincorporated Saline County remains in effect until 2029-03-01. The County Commission may extend, terminate early, or amend it through a subsequent resolution.

People behind it

  • Requested the moratorium and prepared the draft resolution for County Commission consideration.

  • Identified as the County Administration contact for the request for action concerning the moratorium.

  • Adopted Resolution 26-2447 establishing the temporary moratorium.

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  • Directed to suspend accepting or acting on applications and permits covered by the moratorium.

  • Directed to review the zoning regulations and evaluate whether the covered facilities should be prohibited or allowed.

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  • A temporary moratorium suspends and prohibits the establishment, operation, or expansion of data centers in unincorporated Saline County until March 1, 2029.

  • The county must suspend accepting or acting on applications and permits for data centers and related activities, including building permits, site-plan and architectural reviews, variances, floodplain-development permits, conditional-use permits, grading permits, rezoning applications, and occupancy permits.

  • Construction and erection of data centers, including related activities and components, are prohibited during the moratorium.

  • The moratorium covers facilities primarily used for data processing or storage, including server farms, cryptocurrency or bitcoin mining, blockchain verification, artificial-intelligence processing, cloud computing, email servicing, telecommunications hotels, colocation facilities, and similar operations.

  • The moratorium may be extended, ended early, or amended only through a subsequent resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners.

  • The restrictions do not apply to individual systems developed for personal or military use that are not intended to operate as a commercial enterprise.

Sources

Specific to Saline County only.

pending · Unincorporated areas
Considers adding rules that would require data storage centers in unincorporated Saline County to obtain a conditional use permit; no regulation is adopted in this agenda item.Saline County TXT26-01 Unified Siting Ordinance (proposed, 2026)

What this means

If enacted, requiring data storage centers to obtain a conditional use permit would add an approval step that could cause delays or impose conditions. The source describes only a possible amendment and gives no details about the standards, so the likely burden is uncertain; it says the county is discussing making data storage centers a conditional use.

People behind it

  • Requested the SE26-01 proposal to create one single-family residential lot from a 23-acre parcel.

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  • A temporary moratorium applies in unincorporated Saline County, suspending acceptance and processing of applications or permits for data centers, including building permits, site-plan reviews, variances, floodplain permits, conditional-use permits, grading permits, rezoning applications, and occupancy permits. applications or permits

  • The establishment, operation, expansion, erection, and construction of data centers and related activities are prohibited while the moratorium remains in effect. establishment%20of%20any%20Data%20Center

  • The moratorium remains in effect until March 1, 2029, unless the County Commission later extends, terminates, or amends it by resolution; it becomes effective after adoption and publication in the official county newspaper. until March 1, 2029

  • The moratorium covers a broad definition of data centers, including facilities in buildings, groups of buildings, enclosed trailers, or containers used for data processing or storage, including cryptocurrency mining, blockchain verification, artificial-intelligence processing, cloud computing, and similar uses. data center

  • The restriction does not apply to individual systems existing or later developed for personal or military use that are not intended to operate as a commercial enterprise. personal or military use

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