Commerce Township imposes short moratorium on data center applications while it drafts rules

Jan 27, 2026

The board approved a two-week moratorium on data-center applications to give staff time to draft a resolution and study potential impacts; planners had proposed a longer pause of six to 12 months but the board chose a short interim halt until Feb. 10.

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Planning Director Dave Campbell told the Commerce Township Board on Jan. 27 that data centers are a rapidly emerging land use and proposed a moratorium of six or 12 months so the Township could research impacts, identify appropriate locations and draft zoning amendments.

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