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City of North Royalton

Anti-Data Center Policies

North Royalton has an enacted ordinance described as pausing applications for new data centers across all zoning districts for one year, though its description phrases this effect conditionally; it does not describe a ban on existing facilities.

current law · City of North Royalton
North Royalton's official legislation register records Ordinance 26-118 on July 21, 2026.City of North Royalton Ordinance 26-118 (2026)

What this means

If enacted, this would pause applications for new data centers across every zoning district for one year, including zoning, occupancy, conditional-use, and building permits (one-year moratorium on applications). That is a major, though temporary, barrier to building new facilities; the source does not describe a ban on operating existing data centers.

People behind it

  • Authorized to apply for, accept, execute, enter into, and administer numerous grants, agreements, contracts, purchases, and projects on behalf of the City.

  • Authorized to participate in cooperative purchasing programs on behalf of the City.

  • Authorized with the Mayor to advertise for bids for the 2026 Road Maintenance Program.

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  • Authorized to issue certificates of availability of funds, pay qualifying purchase orders, approve contract changes, and administer financial measures.

  • Authorized with the Mayor to advertise for bids for ferric chloride and wastewater treatment plant improvements.

  • Authorized with the Mayor to advertise for bids and request qualifications for specified infrastructure projects.

  • Authorized with the Mayor to advertise for bids for the salt-storage-structure parking-lot and foundation work.

  • Principal municipal party and recipient responsible for administering the legislation, grants, loans, agreements, and projects.

  • Granted the conditional-use permit later confirmed by City Council legislation.

  • Applicant and proposed operator of the 120-unit assisted-living facility subject to the conditional-use-permit legislation.

  • Entity on whose behalf the conditional-use permit for the assisted-living facility was sought.

  • Party to stormwater, easement, cost-sharing, and project-oversight agreements with the City.

  • Party providing technical and compliance support under stormwater-permit memoranda of understanding.

  • Party to the memorandum of understanding concerning EPA Phase II stormwater-permit requirements.

  • Administered the state cybersecurity grant and FEMA-related grant funding referenced in the legislation.

  • Granting agency under the soil-stabilization project agreement.

  • Conducted the 2026 redistricting study and proposed the community-planning and alternative-transportation grant programs.

  • Party to agreements concerning State Road sidewalks, cooperative purchasing, and bridge repair or replacement.

  • Granting agency for transportation and sidewalk funding programs.

  • Party to the memorandum of understanding establishing the School Resource Officers program.

  • Party to the agreement concerning the purchase of an armored police vehicle.

  • Recipient of tax-budget, tax-levy, unpaid-cost, and nuisance-condition certifications required by the legislation.

  • Administered the FY2027 Cemetery Grant program for which the City authorized an application.

  • Administered cooperative contracts for asphalt, road salt, and fuel purchases authorized by the City.

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  • Pauses acceptance and processing of zoning, occupancy, conditional-use and building-permit approvals for new data centers in all zoning districts.

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  • None verified; full ordinance text not retrieved.

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