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City of Rittman

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 City of Rittman.

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Establishes an emergency 180-day moratorium beginning April 13, 2026 on zoning activity for NAICS 518 businesses involving data processing, hosting, and related services, identified as data centers.City of Rittman Ordinance No. 8519

What this means

The measure would pause zoning-certificate applications and approvals for data centers for 180 days, creating a substantial delay for new projects and expansions during that period (180-day moratorium). It is temporary and the source does not say it would stop existing data centers from operating, so it is not a permanent ban.

Timing

Ends: 180 days after adoption

Ordinance No. 8519 imposes a 180-day moratorium on the receipt, processing, issuance, and approval of zoning certificates for NAICS 518 data processing, hosting, and related services (data centers). No extension conditions are stated.

People behind it

City of Rittman
Enacted Ordinance No. 8519, establishing a 180-day moratorium on data-center zoning certificates.

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Ordinance No. 8519 imposes a 180-day moratorium on receiving, processing, issuing, and approving zoning certificates for NAICS 518 data processing, hosting, and related services, including data centers.

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