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Surgoinsville adopts ordinance to define and regulate artificial intelligence facilities
Summary
At its April 13 meeting the Surgoinsville Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted Ordinance 196-2026 in a unanimous second and final reading, adding definitions and regulations for artificial intelligence facilities to the town zoning code.
The Surgoinsville Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted Ordinance 196-2026 on April 13, 2026, in a unanimous second and final reading to amend the municipal zoning ordinance with definitions and regulations for artificial intelligence facilities. Alderman Bishop moved the measure and Alderman Hoss seconded; the roll-call vote was unanimous in favor.
The measure was presented as an amendment to the town’s zoning code to define and regulate “artificial intelligence facilities.” The minutes do not specify the ordinance’s detailed standards, permitted zones, or any operational limits. The ordinance number recorded in the minutes is 196-2026; no effective date or implementation timeline was provided in the meeting record.
The adoption followed routine consideration during the board’s regular meeting; there are no quotes or substantive debate recorded in the minutes. The board’s action now places the town’s AI-related provisions in the municipal zoning ordinance; further administrative steps and any implementing regulations were not detailed in the minutes.
