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The Data Center Divide

Green Lake Township

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

Mixed Data Center Policies

Green Lake Township has enacted a temporary pause on new data-center development while it reviews zoning rules. The pause may last up to 12 months, though zoning changes are expected within six months; it is not a permanent ban.

Rating from Michigan statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Green Lake Township.

current law · Green Lake Township
Temporarily pauses data center development while Green Lake Township prepares zoning rules for data centers.Green Lake Township Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. ZOA 26-001 (2026)

What this means

The measure creates a temporary moratorium on data centers, which would prevent new development while the township prepares zoning rules. The minutes describe 12 months as the outer limit, with the zoning amendment expected within six months (12 months is the “outer edge”).

Timing

The measure includes a temporary moratorium on data centers. The sources discuss a six- or twelve-month term, with twelve months described as the outer edge and the zoning amendment expected within six months, but they do not clearly state the adopted expiration condition.

People behind it

  • Approved and advanced the temporary moratorium ordinance through the planning process.

  • Served as Planning Commission liaison and presented the temporary data-center moratorium ordinance and its recommended amendments to the Township Board.

  • Introduced the motion to adopt ZOA 26-001, the temporary moratorium on data centers.

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  • Supported the motion to adopt ZOA 26-001 as its co-sponsor.

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  • A temporary moratorium on data centers was adopted through zoning ordinance amendment ZOA 26-001, restricting data-center development during the moratorium period.

Sources

current law · Green Lake Township
Temporarily prohibits data center development in Green Lake Township for up to 12 months while the township reviews its zoning rules.Green Lake Township Ordinance No. 5122026.2 (2026)

What this means

The measure would temporarily pause data-center development while the township reviews its zoning rules; the minutes discuss a moratorium of up to 12 months and say zoning changes should be completed within six months (moratorium on data centers). That is a substantial near-term barrier, but it is temporary rather than a permanent ban.

Timing

Ends
at least one year after adoption

The sources describe a yearlong data-center moratorium adopted on 2026-05-12 and state that it may be extended if needed while zoning amendments are developed. The June 9 zoning-based moratorium was adopted as ZOA 26-001; the minutes indicate a 12-month term as the outer limit, with the zoning amendment expected to be completed within six months.

People behind it

  • Township trustee who raised the data-center issue, prepared a moratorium template, submitted it to township counsel, and served as the Planning Commission liaison.

  • Processed the zoning moratorium through the planning process, held the public hearing, and recommended the ordinance to the Township Board.

  • Governing body that adopted the temporary data-center moratorium ordinance, ZOA 26-001.

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  • A one-year moratorium bars data centers from being established in Green Lake Township; the moratorium took effect May 16, 2026.

  • For the same one-year period, industrial- or commercial-scale water extraction or water use is barred; a water-cooled data center may be subject to both restrictions.

Sources

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