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The Data Center Divide

City of Wixom

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

Anti-Data Center Policies

Wixom allows data centers only in M-1 and M-2 industrial districts, with special-use approval, a public hearing, and standards for impacts such as noise, traffic, and utilities; the six-month approval pause has ended.

current law · City of Wixom
Restricts data centers to special-use approval in Wixom’s M-1 and M-2 industrial zones, sets data center-specific standards, and ends the temporary moratorium when the ordinance takes effect.City of Wixom Resolution No. 2026-47 (2026)

What this means

The ordinance allows data centers only as special land uses in the M-1 and M-2 industrial districts, so they cannot be built in other zoning districts and require Planning Commission review and a public hearing (special land uses in the M-1 and M-2 districts). It also requires project-specific standards covering issues such as noise, utilities, traffic, and decommissioning; the six-month moratorium ended when the ordinance took effect, so the continuing effect is a significant siting and approval barrier rather than a blanket ban (specific use standards).

People behind it

  • Offered Resolution 2026-47, which terminates the data center moratorium.

  • Seconded Resolution 2026-47.

  • Reviewed the zoning regulations and recommended data center ordinance amendments to City Council.

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  • Introduced and adopted the data center ordinance amendments and adopted Resolution 2026-47.

  • Were directed by City Council to review and revise the proposed ordinance amendments.

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  • Repeals Resolution 2026-06's blanket prohibition on processing data-center site plans.

  • Terminates the moratorium immediately following the zoning ordinance's enforceable effect on September 6, 2026.

Sources

current law · City of Wixom
Requires data centers to obtain special-use approval in Wixom’s M-1 or M-2 industrial districts, meet specific operating and site standards, and undergo public review; they are not allowed in other zoning districts.City of Wixom Ordinance No. 2026-01 (2026)

What this means

The measure temporarily paused data-center approvals for six months, and then limited data centers to M-1 and M-2 industrial districts, requiring special land-use approval, a public hearing, and compliance with added standards for noise, utilities, traffic, and other impacts (six-month moratorium; specific review and standards). These restrictions create substantial delays and hurdles, though they do not amount to a permanent ban.

Timing

Ends
six (6) months after approval on 2026-03-24

The City Council approved a temporary six-month moratorium on establishing, permitting, considering, approving, locating, constructing, or installing data centers. The sources also identify Resolution 2026-47 as clarifying the moratorium's termination terms, but do not provide additional extension conditions.

People behind it

  • Directed review of the zoning regulations, imposed the temporary moratorium, introduced the ordinance amendments, and adopted the final ordinance.

  • Reviewed the proposed data-center zoning regulations, conducted the public hearing, amended the draft, and recommended the amendments to City Council.

  • Reviewed the proposed ordinance and incorporated legally or practically appropriate amendments and recommendations.

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  • A six-month temporary moratorium bars the establishment, permitting, consideration, approval, location, construction, or installation of any data center in Wixom.

  • Data centers are allowed only as Special Land Uses in the M-1 Light Industrial and M-2 General Industrial districts, requiring Planning Commission review and compliance with data-center-specific standards.

  • Data centers are not permitted as either permitted uses or Special Land Uses in any other zoning district.

  • A public hearing must be held in conjunction with consideration of a data center Special Land Use request.

  • Data centers must comply with minimum-distance requirements from residentially zoned properties.

  • Applicants must provide noise studies and comply with data-center-specific noise regulations.

  • Data centers must meet specified cooling-system design requirements.

  • Applicants must document anticipated utility usage and verify available utility capacity.

  • Applicants must provide a traffic analysis.

  • Data centers must implement specified security measures.

  • Applicants must provide a decommissioning plan.

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  • Data centers are expressly established as eligible Special Land Uses in the M-1 Light Industrial and M-2 General Industrial districts, creating a defined zoning pathway for approval. Approval requires Planning Commission review, compliance with the ordinance’s specific standards, and a public hearing.

Sources

repealed · City of Wixom
Restricts data centers to Wixom’s M-1 and M-2 industrial districts, where they require special-use approval and must meet standards for setbacks, noise, utilities, traffic, security, and decommissioning.City of Wixom Resolution No. 2026-06 (2026)

What this means

The measure would impose a six-month pause on data center proposals, then allow them only as special land uses in the M-1 and M-2 districts, with public review and added requirements for noise, utilities, traffic, security, and shutdown plans (six-month moratorium and zoning rules). Data centers could still be built in those industrial districts, but the pause, limited locations, and review requirements are significant barriers.

Timing

Ends
six (6) months after 2026-03-24

The City Council approved a temporary six-month moratorium on establishing, permitting, considering, approving, locating, constructing, or installing data centers. The provided sources do not state an extension condition.

People behind it

  • Directed review of the zoning regulations, approved the temporary data-center moratorium, introduced and read the proposed ordinance amendments, and adopted the final amendments.

  • Reviewed the zoning regulations, held the public hearing, amended the draft data-center ordinance, and recommended the proposed amendments to City Council.

  • Reviewed the proposed ordinance and incorporated legally and practically appropriate amendments, comments, and recommendations at City Council's direction.

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  • A six-month moratorium prohibits establishing, permitting, considering, approving, locating, constructing, or installing any data center in Wixom.

  • Data centers are allowed only as Special Land Uses in the M-1 Light Industrial and M-2 General Industrial districts; they are not permitted in any other zoning district.

  • Data centers in the M-1 or M-2 districts require Planning Commission review and approval under specific use standards.

  • A public hearing must be held with consideration of a data center Special Land Use request.

  • Data centers must meet minimum-distance requirements from residentially zoned properties.

  • Applicants must provide noise studies and comply with applicable noise regulations.

  • Data centers must meet specified cooling-system design standards.

  • Applicants must document anticipated utility usage and verify available utility capacity.

  • Applicants must provide a traffic analysis.

  • Data centers must meet specified security requirements.

  • Applicants must provide a decommissioning plan.

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  • Data centers may be established in the M-1 Light Industrial and M-2 General Industrial districts as Special Land Uses, subject to Planning Commission review and a public hearing. This creates a regulatory path for new data centers in those districts. Data Centers as Special Land Uses in the M-1 and M-2 zoning districts

  • Server rooms or data-processing facilities that are accessory and incidental to a primary permitted use are excluded from the definition of a regulated data center, allowing those supporting facilities without treating them as standalone data centers under the new provisions. The definition does not include server rooms or data-processing facilities that are accessory and incidental to a primary permitted use

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