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Planning commission tables data-center rules; commissioners told moratorium likely needs extension

Marion County Commission · May 4, 2026
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Summary

County planning and zoning postponed work on data-center regulations to focus on updating the comprehensive plan, prompting commissioners to discuss extending the existing data-center moratorium (set to expire at the end of May), with one commissioner urging an extension of up to a year.

At the most recent planning-and-zoning meeting, commissioners learned that the planning commission voted to pause work on data-center regulations and instead prioritize revising the county comprehensive plan. Because the current moratorium on data-center approvals was set to expire at the end…

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