Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated Chatham County
County commissioners paused large data centers in the parts of Chatham County outside city limits for 155 days. The pause covers data centers of 10 megawatts or more, and turning warehouses or industrial buildings into data centers. The county will study water, power and how close these sites can be to homes.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Savannah
Savannah City Council voted unanimously for a 155-day pause on large data centers. It blocks data centers over 10 megawatts and turning warehouses or industrial buildings over 200,000 square feet into data centers. City staff will study what these sites would need from the city's water and power.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Garden City
Garden City's mayor and council voted unanimously for a six-month pause on new data center applications in every zoning district. The city will use the time to write data center rules, because its zoning code does not define data centers.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale is one of several Chatham County cities that passed a pause on data centers before the county acted in September 2026.
📜 Data center rules · Port Wentworth
Port Wentworth City Council added a data center definition and rules to its zoning code. Its planning commission had voted unanimously against the change, and residents asked for a pause instead. City leaders said the change is not an approval of any data center.
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