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.
City of Marshfield
Pro-Data Center Policies
Marshfield allows data centers to seek approval in its Heavy Industrial District, but they still require conditional-use approval.
current law · City of MarshfieldAdds data centers as conditional uses in Marshfield’s Heavy Industrial District, meaning they require approval to operate there.Missouri Marshfield Municipal Code § 405.100 amendment — data centers as conditional use in the I-2 Heavy Industrial District (2026)
What this means
The measure adds data centers as a conditional use in the Heavy Industrial District, creating a path for them to be built there. Because they still need conditional-use approval, the benefit is meaningful but limited.
People behind it
- Board of Aldermen of the City of Marshfield
Passed and enacted the ordinance.
- Mayor McNish
Approved the ordinance.
- Linda R. Eddy
Attested the ordinance as City Clerk.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Data centers are added as a conditional use in the Heavy Industrial District, requiring conditional-use approval rather than allowing them by right. Data Centers
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
The ordinance adds data centers as a conditional use in the Heavy Industrial District, allowing them to be proposed and considered for development there subject to applicable conditional-use requirements.
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