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The Data Center Divide

Prairie Township

Mixed Data Center Policies

Ohio offers qualifying data centers significant sales-tax exemptions on equipment, subject to investment, payroll, reporting, and other conditions, while fees apply to participants. New exemption requests are paused, which may raise costs for new projects; data centers are not banned.

Rating and summary from Ohio statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Prairie Township.

expired · Prairie Township
Establishes a temporary six-month moratorium on the Township’s receipt, processing, issuance, and approval of zoning-permit applications for data centers, effective April 15, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2026, unless rescinded earlier.Ohio Prairie Township Resolution No. 18-26 (2026)

What this means

It would pause new data-center zoning-permit applications until October 15, 2026, causing a substantial delay for new projects and expansions that need permits (six-month moratorium). Existing permitted or under-construction projects, and some projects with prior investment expectations, are exempt, so it is not a permanent ban (limitations for existing construction).

Timing

Ends
Oct 15, 2026

The six-month moratorium expires at 11:59 p.m. on 2026-10-15. The Board may rescind it earlier; existing, previously permitted, or qualifying investment-backed construction may proceed.

People behind it

  • Township Administrator who requested that the Board adopt Resolution 18-26.

  • Trustee who moved for adoption of Resolution 18-26.

  • Trustee who seconded the motion to adopt Resolution 18-26.

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  • Governing body that adopted and enacted Resolution 18-26.

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  • A six-month moratorium, effective immediately and lasting until 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2026, prohibits the Township from receiving, processing, issuing, or approving any zoning-permit application for a data center.

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  • Existing data centers may continue construction if they were already under construction, previously permitted, or had investment-backed expectations before April 15, 2026, provided they follow their approved site plans and permits. (https://www.prairietownship.org/DocumentCenter/View/9401#:~:text=For%20Data%20Centers%20currently%20under%20construction)

  • The Board may rescind the six-month moratorium before it expires, potentially allowing data-center zoning-permit applications to resume earlier. (https://www.prairietownship.org/DocumentCenter/View/9401#:~:text=The%20Board%20may%20rescind%20this%20moratorium)

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