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The Data Center Divide

Village of Lordstown

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Mixed Data Center Policies

Lordstown’s enacted ordinance temporarily pauses new data-center permits and applications for 180 days, with a further 180-day extension described, potentially blocking projects for about a year; it is not a permanent ban.

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

current law · Village of Lordstown
Imposes a temporary moratorium of up to 180 days on new data-center permits and on receiving or processing related applications within Lordstown’s corporate limits.Lordstown Ordinance 1-2026 (2026)

What this means

The measure pauses new data-center permits and applications for 180 days, and the sources describe a further 180-day extension—roughly a year when projects cannot move forward (pause on permits and applications; another 180 days). That is a substantial temporary barrier, but it is not a permanent ban.

Timing

Ends
180 days after the extension takes effect; the extension takes effect on 2026-07-05

The original moratorium lasts 180 days, and a second 180-day moratorium begins seamlessly when the original expires on 2026-07-05. The sources do not state the second moratorium’s exact expiration date.

People behind it

  • Introduced and unanimously adopted Ordinance 1-2026 establishing the 180-day data-center moratorium.

  • Serves as chair of the Moratorium Committee responsible for addressing and studying the moratorium.

  • Serves on the Moratorium Committee responsible for addressing and studying the moratorium.

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  • Serves on the Moratorium Committee responsible for addressing and studying the moratorium.

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  • A temporary moratorium prohibits the Village from granting or issuing any new permits for data centers and from receiving or processing applications for those permits within Lordstown’s corporate limits. The initial moratorium could last up to 180 days.

  • A second 180-day moratorium extends the same prohibition after the initial moratorium expires, taking effect July 5, 2026.

Sources

repealed · Village of Lordstown
Ordinance No. 57-2025 would have prohibited new data-center permits within Lordstown and was scheduled to take effect on December 3, 2025.Lordstown Data Center Ban Ordinance (November 2025)

What this means

The proposed moratorium would stop new data-center permits and pause permit applications for up to 180 days, creating a substantial development delay (up to 180 days). It is temporary, not a permanent ban; the earlier ban was repealed (repeals Ordinance No. 57-2025).

Timing

Ends
180 days after adoption

The measure imposes a temporary moratorium on granting or issuing new data-center permits and on receiving or processing permit applications. It is limited to 180 days; no separate extension condition is stated in the sources.

People behind it

  • Council as a whole introduced, considered, and enacted the data-center measures, including Ordinance No. 57-2025 and its repeal through Ordinance No. 63-2025.

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  • Ordinance No. 57-2025 prohibited the establishment and operation of data centers within the Village of Lordstown by prohibiting new permits for data centers. Ordinance No. 63-2025 repealed this ban in its entirety effective upon passage on December 1, 2025, before the ban’s December 3 effective date.

  • Ordinance No. 1-2026 imposed a temporary moratorium, not exceeding 180 days, on granting or issuing new data-center permits and on receiving or processing applications for those permits within the Village.

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  • Ordinance No. 63-2025 repeals Ordinance No. 57-2025, eliminating the enacted prohibition on new data-center permits in Lordstown. The repeal became effective upon passage on December 1, 2025.

Sources

repealed · Village of Lordstown
This row conflates a ban with a moratorium.Lordstown, Ohio — Data Center Moratorium

People behind it

  • Unanimously recommended the prohibition on data centers.

  • Identified as introducing the ordinance repealing the ban and the proposed temporary moratorium.

  • Named as responsible for enforcing the prohibition.

Sources

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