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Hobart board forwards one-year moratorium on data center development to Planning & Zoning
Summary
The Village of Hobart voted June 16 to forward Ordinance 2026-07, a one-year moratorium on data center development, to the Planning & Zoning Commission and set a public hearing for July 7 while staff drafts zoning regulations for such facilities.
The Village of Hobart Board of Trustees voted June 16 to forward Ordinance 2026-07, a one-year moratorium on data center development, to the Planning & Zoning Commission for review and recommendation.
The measure, described by staff in the meeting packet, would pause permitting and development of data centers in Hobart for 12 months to give the village time to draft zoning code provisions specifically regulating such projects. The board also set a public hearing on the ordinance for the July 7, 2026 Village Board meeting. The motion to forward the ordinance passed by voice vote, 5-0, on a motion by Village President Richard Heidel with a second from Trustee Melissa Tanke.
The moratorium is intended to give the village a window to develop regulatory language and standards for data center proposals rather than addressing them on an ad hoc basis. Roberta Rather of 697 Maple View Court appeared before the board on the item; the meeting packet included a redlined draft the village and airport were negotiating. Representative David Steffen also had spoken about data centers at a morning HALO meeting noted in committee reports.
Next steps are a Planning & Zoning review and the July 7 public hearing, after which the board will receive recommendations before deciding whether to adopt the moratorium and any subsequent zoning changes.
