Boone County APC recommends one-year moratorium on new data centers while rules are studied
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.
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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.
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