County staff to draft 12‑month moratorium on data-center development while zoning is studied
After reviewing how other counties handled data-mining facilities, the board asked staff to prepare a 12‑month moratorium template to allow study of setbacks, utility impacts and possible zoning language before permitting data centers in Iowa County.
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County staff summarized approaches taken by other counties to address data-center or 'data-mining' proposals and urged the board to consider a temporary moratorium to study zoning options and public-health and utility impacts. "I could draft a moratorium to say that we're doing it for the purpose of considering zoning," said Speaker 5, who presented sample language and recommended a 12‑month limit.
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