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The Data Center Divide

City of Gibraltar

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

Pro-Data Center Policies

Gibraltar has enacted a 12-month pause on establishing or approving data centers. The city council may grant waivers, but details are limited and the pause remains a substantial temporary barrier.

Rating from Wayne County as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of Gibraltar.

current law · City of Gibraltar
Prohibits establishing, using, or approving data centers in Gibraltar for up to one year, unless the city grants a waiver.Gibraltar City Council Resolution No. 26-072 (2026)

What this means

The proposed one-year moratorium would temporarily block establishing, using, or approving data centers in Gibraltar, creating a major delay for projects (“blanket prohibition”). A city council waiver is possible, but it depends on council approval and does not remove the barrier for developers (waiver provision).

Timing

Reported termination after 12 months unless extended by council resolution. WXYZ reports the term may be extended or shortened. Exact expiration, later council action and litigation outcome are unverified.

People behind it

  • Approved and passed the one-year data center moratorium.

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  • Reported immediate prohibition on establishment, use and approval of data centers in the city.

  • The reported 12-month term can be extended by council resolution.

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  • Reported waiver if council finds no impact on health, safety and welfare and consistency with zoning.

  • Reported term may be shortened; no actual early termination verified.

Sources

current law · City of Gibraltar
Prohibits establishing, operating, or approving data centers in Gibraltar for 12 months, with a possible waiver.Michigan Gibraltar City Council Resolution No. 26-072 (2026)

What this means

The measure would impose a 12-month moratorium, temporarily blocking data center approvals and establishment in Gibraltar. A possible waiver may allow exceptions, but the sources give too little detail to change the assessment of this substantial short-term barrier.

Timing

Ends
twelve (12) months after adoption

People behind it

  • Passed the twelve-month data center moratorium, Resolution #26-072.

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  • A temporary moratorium bars establishing, using, or approving data centers for 12 months, effective immediately. The measure also has a waiver provision that may allow an exception. “blanket prohibition” “waiver provision”

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  • A waiver provision may allow a project to proceed despite the moratorium, although the source does not specify the waiver criteria. A waiver provision in the moratorium could allow the project to move forward.

Sources

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