No project in Unincorporated Jackson County, but 1 nearby
Who decides here: the Jackson County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Supervisors voted 3-0 to extend and widen the county's pause on high-density computing and data processing sites, including data centers, in the countryside until August 4, 2027. The first pause began in September 2024, after a request to put a data mining site near homes. It can end sooner if rules are adopted.
📜 Data center rules
Jackson County is drafting a 'high-density computing facilities' ordinance for the countryside. The draft has setbacks of 500 feet from property lines and 1,000 feet from occupied buildings; residents asked for more. It also covers noise and vibration testing paid by the owner, water use, power needs, roads and cleanup. No site is proposed.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Jackson County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Jackson County: Interstate Power and Light Co. (company) or Wppi Energy (municipal mktg authority) or Maquoketa Valley Rrl Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Iowa.