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Woodfin council asks staff to draft temporary moratorium on data centers as LDO is updated
Summary
Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance for a temporary (up to one‑year) moratorium on new data centers while the Land Development Ordinance is revised. Staff cited limited heavy‑industrial land (37 parcels; largest undeveloped ~2.6 acres) and existing special‑use standards for data centers.
Woodfin Town Council voted April 21 to ask town staff to draft an ordinance for a temporary moratorium on data centers and similar large computing uses while the town completes its Land Development Ordinance (LDO) update.
Council discussion centered on whether the town’s current rules — which restrict data centers to heavy‑industrial zoning with special‑use permit standards — are sufficient. Town Manager Shannon Tuck told the council staff had queried the town’s GIS and found 37 parcels zoned…
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