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Boone County APC recommends one-year moratorium on new data centers while rules are studied
Summary
The Area Plan Commission voted to ask county commissioners for a one-year moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Boone County to allow staff time to draft zoning language that distinguishes small accessory sites from large industrial facilities and evaluates infrastructure impacts.
The Boone County Area Plan Commission voted to recommend that the county commissioners enact a one-year moratorium on new data centers in unincorporated parts of the county while staff researches ordinance options and drafts amendments. The commission concluded a temporary pause would give staff time to develop zoning language that differentiates small accessory facilities from large-scale cloud or hyperscale centers.
Nicole, a planning staff member, told the commission that 11 Indiana counties had enacted moratoria on data centers (most…
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