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Rush County commissioners approve 90-day moratorium on data centers while UDO is finalized
Summary
The Rush County commissioners voted to impose a 90-day moratorium on new data centers to give staff time to finish a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and hold a public hearing on April 1; planning staff said the UDO already includes provisions for data centers.
Rush County commissioners voted at a meeting to enact a 90-day moratorium on new data centers while staff complete a Unified Development Ordinance that will set development standards for the county.
Planning Director Mike Holzback told commissioners that a steering committee is finalizing the UDO and that "we do have that data center, ordinances in there now." He said the county expects a public hearing on the UDO by April 1, after which the committee will forward a recommendation to the commissioners.
The presiding commissioner explained why…
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