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.
Brownstown Charter Township
Pro-Data Center Policies
Wayne County’s enacted measure offers a path to sales and use tax exemptions, with community-benefit commitments; county approval covers tax benefits, not construction approval.
Rating and summary from Wayne County as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Brownstown Charter Township.
expired · Charter Township of BrownstownProhibits establishing or using data centers in Brownstown Township for six months, including considering or approving applications during the moratorium.Michigan Brownstown Charter Township Ordinance No. 141-81 (2026)
What this means
The measure temporarily bars establishing or using data centers in the township, and it also blocks consideration and approval of proposals. The ban lasts six months unless extended or ended sooner, creating a major obstacle to building or expanding during that period temporary moratorium.
Timing
- Ends
- six (6) months from the effective date of the Ordinance
The moratorium may end earlier if the Township Board adopts a resolution terminating it, or it may be extended by Township Board resolution.
People behind it
- Township Board
Adopted and enacted the ordinance after its introduction and first reading.
- Maureen Brinker
Township Clerk who certified the ordinance's publication.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
The Township imposes a blanket prohibition on establishing, using, considering, approving, permitting, locating, constructing, or installing data centers in the Township.
The moratorium lasts six months from its effective date, unless the Township Board adopts a resolution extending or terminating it; it may also end earlier if the Township enacts regulations governing data centers.
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