Butler County hears request from townships to consider countywide moratorium on data centers

County staff updated commissioners on a request from Lumen/Lemmon Township and subsequent township responses regarding data center development. Staff reported Milford, Ross and Oxford townships had already replied affirmatively, and Hanover and Madison townships later indicated a majority of trustees would consent. The administrator said four of the six townships under county zoning administration had indicated interest and that any county moratorium would be enacted through the county zoning resolution for a fixed term (examples discussed: 6, 9, or 12 months). After the initial moratorium, the Board could consider revisions to the zoning text to either exclude data centers from unincorporated areas, permit them in a specific zoning district, or conditionally permit them with conditions.