Council pauses adoption, discusses adding data centers and battery storage to industrial code

Dec 9, 2025

Councilors delayed adoption of an industrial zoning change and directed staff to review where to permit data centers and battery energy storage systems, citing the code's age and the need for special criteria for energy storage.

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The Taneytown council on Dec. 8 decided not to proceed with immediate adoption of proposed industrial-district changes and instead asked staff for more time to study potential updates, particularly how to treat data centers and battery energy storage systems.

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