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Taylor council adopts 12-month moratorium on data-center applications
Summary
The Taylor City Council on Jan. 20, 2026 unanimously adopted a 12-month moratorium on acceptance and processing of applications, permits and site plans for data centers and similar data storage facilities, effective Jan. 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. through Jan. 20, 2027 at 11:59 p.m.
The Taylor City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 20, 2026 to adopt a 12-month moratorium on the acceptance and processing of applications, permits and site plans for data centers and similar data storage facilities in the city.
Council member Gerald Thomas moved to adopt the moratorium; Council member Christian Armstrong supported the motion. The resolution states the moratorium begins Jan. 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. and continues until Jan. 20, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. The motion passed with all seven council members recorded as voting in favor.
The council record lists an interested party, T. Katinski, in connection with the item; the transcript does not record further public comment or the council'9s stated rationale in the meeting minutes. The action is recorded as CCR #: 1.42-26 in the minutes.
The moratorium pauses city processing of new data-center applications while the council or staff may review policy, zoning, or other regulatory issues (the transcript records the moratorium as adopted but does not include specific directive language or a staff follow-up schedule). The council adjourned later in the evening at 7:40 p.m.
The text of the adopted motion in the minutes reads: "To adopt a twelve (12) month moratorium on the acceptance and processing of any applications, permits, and/or site plans for any data centers or similar data storage facilities in the City of Taylor for a period of twelve (12) months from January 20, 2026, at 11:59 P.M. until January 20, 2027, at 11:59 P.M."
