Hamblen County committee backs one-year moratorium on high-intensity data centers
A Public Services Committee voted to pursue a 12-month interim moratorium on high-intensity-load facilities to give planners time to draft zoning rules addressing power, water, noise and emergency-response concerns; the ordinance cites Tennessee Code Annotated 13-7-101.
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Tom McKinney, planning and zoning manager, asked the Public Services Committee to consider "the Hamblen County interim moratorium on high intensity load facilities ordinance," saying the pause would give county planners 12 months to study regulations and propose permanent zoning standards for data centers and similar facilities.
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