County attorney: moratorium would be limited without prior permitting authority
Legal counsel told residents a moratorium is ineffective unless the county already has a mechanism to approve or deny data center permits; participants noted some counties have used short moratoria, but counsel said they require a legal approval process to work.
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Residents at the meeting asked whether the county could simply impose a moratorium to halt potential data center development while the ordinance is finalized. The county attorney responded directly: "So for there to be a moratorium, you would have to have some ability already to regulate data centers." He explained that, without an approval or permitting mechanism in place, the county could not stop a developer who began construction.
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