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Findlay planners to draft restrictive and permissive data‑center zoning options while council weighs moratorium
Summary
Commissioners asked staff to produce two ordinance drafts — one restrictive and one more permissive — and to research other cities and service implications while council considers a possible one‑year moratorium on data centers.
The Findlay City Planning Commission opened a broad discussion about data‑center zoning and a possible moratorium, directing staff to prepare two draft ordinance approaches and gather examples from comparable cities.
Commissioners said the mayor’s letter (provided as a starting point) and a potential moratorium would give the city time to study the land‑use, utility and public‑service implications of large data facilities. One committee member described a moratorium…
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