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Norton council debates 180‑day moratorium on new data‑center zoning applications
Summary
Council considered Ordinance 1082025 to impose a 180‑day moratorium on new data‑center zoning applications. Supporters said it buys time to update zoning; opponents and several residents warned the six‑month window may be too short or harm economic opportunity. The item was added for first reading.
Council members and residents debated whether Norton should impose a temporary moratorium on new data‑center zoning applications during the Nov. 3 meeting, with council adding Ordinance No. 1082025 for its first reading.
Mr. Adler introduced the ordinance as a 180‑day moratorium on the receipt, processing, issuance and approval of any zoning certificate for NAICS 518 (data processing, hosting and related services). He and other supporters framed the moratorium as a pause to allow planning staff and the planning commission to amend the zoning code and consider whether data centers should remain a…
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