Local votes and rules
✋ Turned down · Amherst
The zoning board turned down Cervenka Development Partners' request for a special exception (use variance) to turn the old Nordson campus into a data center. Data centers are not listed as allowed in the city's industrial zones.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Avon Lake
City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in June 2027.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · North Ridgeville
City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in June 2027.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Grafton
Village council passed a five-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in May 2031.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Avon
City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in April 2027.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Vermilion
City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in April 2027.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Wellington
Village council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in March 2027.
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In Ohio, your township, village or city usually decides where data centers can go.
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