Logan to hold second data center open house Oct. 5
Logan will hold a second public open house on proposed data center zoning rules on Oct. 5. The city’s 180-day moratorium on data center development remains in effect while officials consider regulations that would prohibit hyperscale facilities within city limits, and residents have expressed substantial opposition over water, energy and community impacts.
Logan City will host a second data center open house on Oct. 5 to gather public feedback on draft zoning language before it advances to formal hearings and votes. The proposed framework would distinguish among small data operations, regulated standalone facilities of up to about 100,000 square feet, and hyperscale centers, which would be prohibited within city limits. No company has formally proposed a data center in Logan, and Cache County has no commercial data centers currently operating.
The Logan Municipal Council unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium on data center development on June 30, with the pause scheduled to expire Dec. 30. City officials said the first open house drew nearly 100 residents, most of whom opposed data centers. Utah State University researchers, including professors Gina Gilson, Stacia Ryder and Jessica Schad, will attend the second event to present statewide survey results and collect feedback; the survey found that 75.8% of respondents opposed or strongly opposed additional data center development, citing water use, energy use and local decision-making as major concerns.