Brown County

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Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules · Aberdeen

The City Council agreed on a schedule to write data center zoning rules before the pause ends. It held listening sessions in August and September. Planned next steps: Planning Commission hearing Oct. 20, council hearing and first vote Oct. 26, second vote Nov. 2. The rules would take effect Nov. 25 unless residents force a public vote. Dates may change.

July 27, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Aberdeen

The City Council voted 7-0 for an emergency pause. City staff may not give any permit or license to build or run a data center in Aberdeen. Pending applications are put on hold. The pause ends Nov. 18, 2026, or sooner if new data center zoning rules take effect.

July 20, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · unknown

The county added data center rules to its zoning code (Ordinance 303, new Chapter 4.38). They took effect Nov. 24, 2025. The October 2025 draft allowed data centers only in heavy industrial and farm-preservation areas, with a permit, one mile from homes, schools, churches and parks.

Nov 4, 2025Source

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