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Plan commission unanimously backs six‑month moratorium on new data‑center zoning applications
Summary
DeKalb County’s plan commission voted unanimously to recommend a six‑month moratorium on permitting new data centers while staff and the ordinance review committee gather technical information and draft zoning rules addressing scale, power and water use.
DeKalb County’s Plan Commission voted unanimously on April 8 to recommend that the County Commissioners adopt a six‑month moratorium on zoning approvals for data centers and their accessory facilities, a pause intended to prevent applications from being grandfathered while the county writes new rules.
The commission’s recommendation came after staff and commissioners described plans to gather technical data and public input before drafting an amendment to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance. Andrew Cruz, the commission’s legal counsel, told members a moratorium is treated as a zoning change under the UDO and is the…
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