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The Data Center Divide

City of Milford

This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.

Mixed Data Center Policies

Milford enacted a temporary 180-day pause on data center development while it studies land-use rules, delaying new projects and expansions; the descriptions don’t say it affects existing centers.

Rating from Utah statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of Milford.

current law · City of Milford
Adopted on June 16, 2026, Milford’s Ordinance 04-2026 imposes a 180-day moratorium on data centers, data center power plants, and solar energy facilities to allow the city to study these uses and develop land-use regulations.Milford City 180-Day Data Center Moratorium (2026)

What this means

The measure would pause data center development for 180 days while Milford studies land-use rules, creating a significant delay for new projects and expansions. It is temporary rather than a permanent ban, and the sources do not say it would stop existing centers from operating. The ordinance sets a 180-day moratorium.

Timing

Ends
180 days after adoption

Ordinance 04-2026 imposes a 180-day moratorium on data centers, data center power plants, and solar energy facilities. The sources do not state an explicit calendar expiration date or any extension conditions.

People behind it

  • Moved to adopt Ordinance 04-2026, the temporary land use moratorium on data center development.

  • Seconded the motion to adopt Ordinance 04-2026.

  • Reviewed data center development and began preparing an ordinance addressing these facilities within Milford City limits.

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  • Imposes a 180-day moratorium on the development of data centers, data center power plants, and solar energy facilities while Milford studies and develops land-use regulations.

Sources

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