The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Village of South Bloomfield
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Mixed Data Center Policies
South Bloomfield enacted a 180-day pause on data-center zoning certificate applications, delaying new projects and expansions that need one. Existing centers are not directly barred from operating, and the Council may extend the pause.
Rating from Ohio statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Village of South Bloomfield.
current law · Village of South BloomfieldImposes a 180-day moratorium on the receipt, processing, issuance, and approval of zoning-certificate applications for data processing, hosting, and related services, including data centers, in the Village of South Bloomfield.South Bloomfield Ordinance 2025-28 (2025)
What this means
The measure would stop the Village from receiving, processing, issuing, or approving data-center-related zoning certificate applications for 180 days, delaying new projects and expansions that need one (180-day moratorium). It does not directly prohibit operating existing centers, but the Council may extend the pause, so the measure creates a substantial development barrier.
Timing
- Ends
- 180 days after adoption
The moratorium lasts 180 days. Council may rescind it earlier or extend it if necessary.
People behind it
- Council of the Village of South Bloomfield
Proposed and enacted the 180-day moratorium on data-center zoning-certificate applications
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Imposes a 180-day moratorium on receiving, processing, issuing, or approving any zoning-certificate application for a use related to data processing, hosting, or related services (data centers). The Village Council may rescind the moratorium early or extend it, and it takes effect immediately upon passage.
Sources
unknown · Village of South BloomfieldEnacts an emergency extension of a moratorium on data centers, with the ordinance listed as a “180-Day Moratorium on Data Centers”; the council waived the required readings before enactment.Village of South Bloomfield Ordinance 2026-06
What this means
The measure pauses data-center permitting for 180 days, delaying new construction and expansion during that period (180-day moratorium). It is a serious but temporary barrier, not a permanent ban; the sources do not indicate that it restricts operation of existing facilities.
Timing
- Ends
- 180 days after adoption
The measure is identified as a 180-day moratorium on data centers. The provided sources do not state an explicit calendar expiration date or additional extension conditions.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
A moratorium prohibits the processing of permits for data centers under Ordinance 2025-28.
A subsequent ordinance imposes a 180-day moratorium on data centers, temporarily preventing related approvals or development activity.
Sources
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