McPherson County
1 data center project we know about. 10 townships, towns, cities and unincorporated areas.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other · Unincorporated McPherson County
The county board heard the permit request (26-CUP-04) for the Leola data center and then postponed its decision after a closed session. No new date was set.
📜 Data center rules · Unincorporated McPherson County
The county drafted changes to its data center rules (Ordinance 2026-1). The draft keeps the one-mile buffer from churches, schools and homes, and adds noise limits and buffer yards. We did not find whether it was adopted.
📜 Data center rules · Unincorporated McPherson County
The county added data center rules (Chapter 5.33, Data Processing Centers) to its zoning code. Data centers need a conditional use permit and must be one mile from any church, school or home.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated McPherson County
Commissioners paused data center permits until the county wrote data center rules. Those rules were adopted in 2025.
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