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.
City of Waterville
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 Waterville.
expired · City of WatervilleImposes a six-month (182-day) moratorium on issuing or granting applications or permits for new data centers and ancillary facilities in the City of Waterville, Ohio.City of Waterville Resolution 34-25 (2025)
What this means
If enacted, it would pause new permits for data centers and related facilities for six months, making new projects harder to start during that time (the moratorium was shortened to six months). It would not ban operating existing centers, and the minutes say there were no data-center applications or large enough vacant parcels in the city.
Timing
- Ends
- six months (182 days) after adoption
Resolution 34-25 was amended from a 12-month moratorium to a six-month (182-day) moratorium on data-center and ancillary-facility permits.
People behind it
- John Rozic
Proposed the amendment shortening Resolution 34-25's moratorium; sponsored Resolution 36-25; co-sponsored Resolution 37-25.
- Anthony Bruno
Co-sponsored the amendment to Resolution 34-25 and Resolution 36-25; sponsored Resolution 37-25.
- Wayne Wagner
Sponsored the adoption of amended Resolution 34-25; co-sponsored Ordinance 13-25.
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- Todd Borowski
Co-sponsored the adoption of amended Resolution 34-25, Ordinance 12-25, and Resolution 35-25.
- Tim Pedro
Sponsored the emergency suspension and passage of Ordinances 12-25 and 13-25.
- Mary Duncan
Sponsored Resolution 35-25.
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A six-month (182-day) moratorium prohibits the City of Waterville from issuing or granting new applications or permits for data centers and ancillary facilities. (six months (182 days))
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