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The Data Center Divide

City of New Carlisle

Anti-Data Center Policies

Clark County’s amendment is labeled enacted, though its description says “if enacted”; it would limit data centers to conditional approval in I-2 districts, which county-administered townships reportedly lack, with setbacks, studies, plans, and possible rezoning adding hurdles.

Rating and summary from Clark County as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of New Carlisle.

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Establishes a 12-month moratorium on data centers in New Carlisle, preventing the City from approving or issuing zoning, occupancy, building, and other related permits for their establishment or operation, including use permits, variances, building permits, and business licenses.City of New Carlisle Ordinance 2026-06 (2026)

What this means

If enacted, the measure would stop the city from approving permits and other land-use approvals for data centers for 12 months, making new construction and expansion much harder during that time. It is a serious but temporary barrier, not a permanent ban.

Timing

Ends
12 months from the effective date of the applicable ordinance (2026-03-04)

The measures extend existing 12-month moratoria on new vape shops and cannabis operations and establish 12-month moratoria on small solar facilities and data centers. The data-center moratorium applies to data centers and substantially similar uses. No extension condition is stated.

People behind it

  • Proposed, introduced, adopted, and considered action on the ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, moratoriums, employment agreement, and related measures.

  • Municipal party responsible for adopting and administering the measures, including the truck purchase, employment agreement, and SwimSafe arrangements.

  • Reviewed the City Charter and recommended amendments to City Council.

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  • City Manager and contracting party responsible for administering the truck purchase, employment agreement, and SwimSafe contract addendum.

  • Authorized to execute the City Manager’s employment agreement on behalf of City Council and signs the legislation.

  • Designated alternative authorized to enter into and administer the SwimSafe contract addendum on the City Manager’s behalf.

  • Collective bargaining organization and party to the memorandum of understanding establishing the cell phone issuance and stipend policy.

  • Responsible for publishing proposed charter amendments and certifying the related ordinances and amendments to the Board of Elections and Ohio Secretary of State.

  • Authorized to amend charter-amendment ballot language as required for ballot purposes.

  • Contracting party responsible for administering swim-lesson registrations, revenue collection, accounting, and distributions under the pool-management agreement and addendum.

  • Responsible official authorized to sign the City Council and Clerk of Council records-retention schedule.

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  • A 12-month moratorium beginning March 4, 2026, prohibits consideration or approval of zoning, occupancy, building, or other permits and applications for establishing or operating data centers.

  • During the moratorium, the City may not issue or approve use permits, variances, building permits, business licenses, or other applicable land-use entitlements for a data center.

  • The moratorium also applies to substantially similar uses, regardless of the name used for the facility.

  • The restriction covers facilities designed or substantially modified to house numerous computer servers and related equipment, infrastructure, and utilities for commercial or enterprise-scale data storage, processing, or transmission for third parties; office or business facilities where such equipment is merely incidental to the primary use are excluded.

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