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Detroit City Council member Gabriela Santiago-Romero has asked council attorneys to draft an 18-month moratorium on new AI data centers while the city develops regulations. The proposed interim zoning measure would pause permitting through March 2028, while city planners work on rules addressing data center infrastructure and environmental impacts.
Detroit City Council member Gabriela Santiago-Romero is seeking an 18-month pause on permits for new principal-use AI data centers as the city develops a regulatory framework. She asked council attorneys to draft an interim zoning measure that would extend the pause through March 2028.
Detroit planners are separately preparing zoning rules covering data center infrastructure and environmental impacts. Mayor Mary Sheffield's administration says permits have effectively been paused while the rules are considered, but the city has not formally adopted the moratorium requested by the council member.