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Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change · Fort Payne
Council unanimously made data centers and big battery storage a 'conditional use' in industrial zones. Each project needs a public hearing, review by the Board of Zoning Adjustments and council approval. Small data centers that serve another business on site are allowed in light and general industrial zones.
Sept 1, 2026Source
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Fort Payne
Council unanimously paused data center development for six months to write zoning rules first. No data center had been proposed. The council can extend the pause.
June 16, 2026Source
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