The Data Center Divide
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City of Sheboygan
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Pro-Data Center Policies
Sheboygan pauses permits for new, primary-use data centers of at least 10,000 square feet for at least 365 days, while exempting existing facilities and repairs that do not increase capacity.
Rating from Wisconsin statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for City of Sheboygan.
current law · City of SheboyganEstablishes a temporary moratorium on zoning, building permits, and other approvals for data centers with at least 10,000 square feet of floor area, affecting developers and applicants seeking approval for those facilities.City of Sheboygan General Ordinance 1-26-27 (2026)
What this means
It would pause permits for new data centers of at least 10,000 square feet when they are the main use on a property, until the city’s new rules take effect; the moratorium lasts at least 365 days. Existing data centers and routine repairs that do not increase capacity are exempt, so it restricts building and expansion more than ongoing operation.
Timing
- Ends
- 11:59 p.m. on the 365th day following its effective date or when data center zoning regulations are adopted by the city and take effect, whichever is later
The moratorium applies to data centers meeting the ordinance's threshold and specified conditions. It does not apply to the listed exceptions, and the expiration may be extended until new data center zoning regulations take effect.
People behind it
- Alderperson Boorse
Sponsor of Ordinance 1-26-27 establishing the temporary data center development moratorium
- Alderperson Close
Sponsor of Ordinance 1-26-27 establishing the temporary data center development moratorium
- Alderperson Grawien
Sponsor of Ordinance 1-26-27 establishing the temporary data center development moratorium
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- Alderperson Perrella
Sponsor of Ordinance 1-26-27 establishing the temporary data center development moratorium
- City Attorney's Office
Authorized to draft subsequent regulations governing data centers
- Department of Planning and Development
Authorized to draft subsequent regulations governing data centers
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
A temporary moratorium bars the issuance of zoning and building permits and other approvals for data centers used as a principal or primary use when they contain at least 10,000 square feet of floor area in one building or a collection of buildings on one parcel. The moratorium lasts until 11:59 p.m. on the 365th day after the ordinance becomes effective, or until the City’s data-center zoning regulations are adopted and take effect, whichever is later. Exceptions apply to data centers supporting another permitted principal use, existing data centers, projects with property-entitlement applications filed before the effective date, routine maintenance or repairs that do not increase operating capacity, and government-operated public-safety or emergency facilities.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions6
The moratorium applies only to data centers used as a principal and primary use with at least 10,000 square feet of floor area in one building or a collection of buildings on one parcel; smaller facilities are outside its scope. at least 10,000 square feet of floor area
Data centers that serve another principal use allowed on the parcel are exempt from the temporary moratorium, allowing them to be developed as an accessory use. data centers serving another principal use allowed on a parcel
Existing data centers are exempt from the moratorium, protecting their continued operation from the new permitting restriction. data centers already existing
Data centers with property-entitlement applications filed before the ordinance’s effective date are exempt, allowing those projects to continue through the approval process. property entitlement applications filed prior to the effective date
Existing data centers may perform routine maintenance or repairs without being subject to the moratorium, provided the work does not increase operational capacity. routine maintenance or repairs of existing data centers
Data centers that are part of public-safety or emergency facilities operated by a government entity are exempt from the moratorium. public safety or emergency facilities operated by a government entity
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