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Mountrail County hires SRF Consulting to draft data center and battery-storage policy after moratorium
Summary
Planning & Zoning recommended — and the Board approved — hiring SRF Consulting to update the Land Development Code to address data centers and battery storage facilities following a moratorium imposed Sept. 23, 2024.
The Mountrail County Commissioners voted Oct. 1 to hire SRF Consulting to prepare updates to the county Land Development Code that would establish policy for data centers and battery storage facilities. Planning & Zoning Administrator Melissa Vachal presented the recommendation and noted the county’s Planning & Zoning Commission had imposed a moratorium on such facilities at its Sept. 23 meeting.
The Board approved the consultant engagement unanimously. The minutes record the action as an administrative step to develop ordinance or zoning language; the motion did not specify a contract value or timetable. The moratorium remains in place while the county pursues code amendments through Planning & Zoning.
