Gallatin council to consider moratorium on apartments and data centers
The Gallatin City Council has advanced a proposed year-long moratorium on new data center developments. This pause aims to give the city time to reevaluate and refine its zoning codes and definitions for data centers. The measure will undergo further readings before potential approval.
The Gallatin City Council in Tennessee advanced two moratorium ordinances during a recent work session, including a year-long pause on new data center construction. The council voted to move forward with the data center moratorium, which received a 5-2 positive recommendation from the Planning Commission.
Gallatin Mayor Paige Brown indicated that the purpose of the moratorium is to refine existing city codes, particularly in defining and establishing specific distances and regulations for different types of data centers. Several residents at the meeting voiced support for the proposed moratoriums on both data centers and apartments. The city is home to a Meta data center, and the Mayor noted the need to differentiate between various data center types. Both ordinances are scheduled for first and second readings before the city council, with the next meeting set for September 15th.