The Data Center Divide
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Huron County
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
Huron County’s enacted moratorium pauses land-use permits for data centers and similar uses for up to six months or until a zoning amendment takes effect, without explicitly barring existing operations.
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current law · County measureWould temporarily prohibit Huron County from issuing land-use permits for data centers and similar uses for up to six months, or until new zoning rules take effect, whichever comes first.Huron County Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment ZA 2026-02, Article XV, § 15.02.13 — Data Center Moratorium (2026)
What this means
If enacted, the measure would stop the county from issuing any land-use permits for data centers and similar uses for up to six months, or until a zoning amendment takes effect sooner (the moratorium’s duration and scope). That could seriously delay new construction or expansion, though it does not explicitly prohibit operating existing centers.
Timing
- Ends
- The earlier of six (6) months from the ordinance's effective date or the effective date of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance
The moratorium applies to land use permits for data centers and similar uses within Huron County. The ordinance becomes effective seven (7) days after notice of adoption is published in a newspaper of general circulation.
People behind it
- Huron County Board of Commissioners
Requested consideration of the text amendment and determined that a moratorium should be imposed; the Board is responsible for final action and adoption.
- Huron County Planning Commission
Recommended the moratorium, conducted the public hearing, received comments, and transmitted its recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.
- Huron County Building & Zoning Department
Administers information and public-comment procedures for the proposed amendment and makes the zoning materials available for review.
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Imposes a moratorium prohibiting the issuance of any and all land use permits for data centers and similar uses, including data mining and server farms, within the Huron County Zoning Ordinance jurisdiction. The moratorium lasts six months from the ordinance’s effective date or until a zoning ordinance amendment becomes effective, whichever occurs first.
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