Marion County planning panel recommends asking commission to extend moratorium while comprehensive plan is updated

Apr 14, 2026

At a Marion County Planning and Zoning work session, staff presented research on regional data-center activity and commissioners agreed to ask the county commission to consider extending moratoria and updating the comprehensive plan to guide future data-center permitting and zoning.

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Marion County planning and zoning commissioners spent a work-session hour on May 12 reviewing staff research on data centers and agreed to ask the full county commission to consider extending existing moratoria while the county updates its comprehensive plan.

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