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Big Stone County imposes temporary moratorium on data centers to allow ordinance drafting
Summary
The board unanimously approved a moratorium on data center development in the county to give the planning commission time to craft a new ordinance; the action followed a recommendation from the County Attorney that no county ordinance currently exists for data centers.
The Big Stone County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on data center development on July 21, 2026. The motion to initiate the moratorium was made by Commissioner Athey and seconded by Commissioner Klages.
Environmental Director Darren Wilke told the board there is no county ordinance in place regarding data centers, and the County Attorney recommended a moratorium to give the planning commission time to draft appropriate regulations. The board approved the moratorium by unanimous motion at the meeting; no timeline for the moratorium’s length was recorded in the minutes. Staff were directed to allow the planning commission time to develop a proposed ordinance.
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