Spanish Fork's city council changed its land use code (Title 15) to define data centers and sites that make their own electricity, with rules on noise, emissions, water use and shutting down later. The company Volition asked for the change for a data center; after neighbors objected, it said it would move the project to the Stockman Flats industrial area west of I-15. A hearing on Aug 18 drew many comments, and the council put off the vote twice before passing it.

Sept 21, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Utah County

Utah County is writing rules that would allow data centers in its Mining and Grazing (M&G-1) and Industrial (I-1) zones and add a new Data Center Overlay zone with standards. The county planning commission held a hearing on Sept 15, 2026 and will discuss it again in October. Drafts call for two public meetings before an application and postcards to homes within one mile.

Sept 15, 2026Source

🗳️ Public vote · Spanish Fork

A group of Spanish Fork residents filed a referendum application to put the city's new data center rules (Title 15 change) to a public vote. City officials have 20 days to review it. No vote date is set.

Sept 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Provo

Provo's city council voted 5-1 to change its data center rules (Ordinance 2026-13). Data centers are capped at 50 megawatts, cannot make their own power on site, must use cooling that does not evaporate water, and cannot send water into the city sewer. Above 50 megawatts, the city power supplier would require on-site power, so in practice large data centers are kept out.

April 28, 2026Source

✋ Turned down · Provo

Provo's city council voted 7-0 against rezoning land at about 1507 South 180 East (East Bay) for a 66,000 sq ft data center by B+F Timpanogos Tech Center LLC. Council members said the city should finish its economic master plan first. The mayor also opposed it. On Feb 11, 2026 the city planning commission had recommended approval 5-2 (Data Center Overlay zone on land zoned PIC).

March 10, 2026Source

🤝 Agreement with the company · Eagle Mountain

Eagle Mountain's Redevelopment Agency approved tax-sharing deals for the Sweetwater #4 Community Reinvestment Area, which covers about 567 acres south of Meta's data center for a multi-billion-dollar expansion. Part of the new property taxes will go back to the area for roads, pipes and other infrastructure. Deals with the Alpine School District (Nov 18, 2025) and Utah County (amended Dec 2, 2025) were approved. On Oct 21, 2025 the agency also began planning a Sweetwater #5 area, 523 acres west of Meta, for more data center building, and the city council took up a new development agreement with Meta's company Stadion LLC.

Nov 18, 2025Source

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