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The Data Center Divide

City of Bucyrus

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

Mixed Data Center Policies

Bucyrus has an enacted ordinance described as imposing renewable two-year pauses on new data-center construction and permits; existing centers are grandfathered, though the accompanying rationale says “if enacted.”

Rating from Ohio statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of Bucyrus.

current law · City of Bucyrus
Establishes a renewable, two-year moratorium on the construction or development of data centers in Bucyrus, beginning as soon as legally permissible, and bars the City from issuing zoning, building, or other permits for covered facilities; existing data centers are grandfathered.City of Bucyrus Ordinance No. 28-2026

What this means

If enacted, the measure would impose a renewable two-year moratorium on data center construction and development and bar the city from issuing permits for new centers (“renewable, two-year moratorium”). Existing data centers would be grandfathered in, but the moratorium would make building or expanding a center substantially harder during its term.

Timing

Ends
two years after commencement as soon as legally permissible

The moratorium prohibits construction or development of data centers and is renewable for an additional period. Existing data centers are grandfathered in.

People behind it

  • Authorized to enter the PY2026 CHIP partnership agreement on behalf of the City of Bucyrus.

  • Party to the CHIP partnership agreement and authorized to submit and administer the grant application as the partnership's grantee.

  • Partner with Bucyrus and Crawford County in the PY2026 CHIP program.

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  • Designated grantee responsible for administering the PY2026 CHIP program.

  • Directed to evaluate data-center impacts and recommend regulations, execute Ohio EPA Final Findings and Orders, and oversee related implementation.

  • Directed to effectuate the approved zoning-map changes.

  • Directed to sign the amended official zoning district map for the South Sandusky rezonings.

  • Authorized and directed to execute the Raftelis Financial Capability Assessment agreement for the wastewater treatment plant project.

  • Contracting professional-services provider for the wastewater project's Financial Capability Assessment.

  • Issuer of the Final Findings and Orders that the City Administration was authorized to execute.

  • Authorized to implement traffic bans and closures for the Cruisin' with Cops event and the Bratwurst Festival.

  • Authorized to arrange traffic rerouting for the event-related road closures.

  • Sponsor of the Cruisin' with Cops event and responsible for providing and erecting required traffic-routing signs.

  • Appointed as the City's representative to the Tax Incentive Review Council.

  • Appointed as the alternate Tax Incentive Review Council representative with full voting privileges.

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  • A renewable two-year moratorium, beginning as soon as legally permissible, prohibits the construction or development of data centers in Bucyrus and bars the City from issuing zoning, building, or other permits for them during the moratorium; existing data centers are grandfathered.

Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1

  • Existing data centers are grandfathered in, so the two-year moratorium does not apply to them.

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