Howard County adopts one-year moratorium on unincorporated data-center permits
Commissioners approved a one-year moratorium preventing new permits or applications for data centers in unincorporated Howard County to allow the county time to study regulations, accept public comment and possibly form drafting groups; the moratorium does not apply inside city limits.
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A majority of the Howard County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt a one-year moratorium on permitting and accepting applications for data centers in the county’s unincorporated areas. The measure, explained by a commissioner during the meeting, is intended to give staff time to research and craft an ordinance regulating data centers, which the board said are not adequately covered by existing zoning rules.
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