City of Ypsilanti considers emergency moratorium concerning data center zoning

The City of Ypsilanti has voted to consider an emergency moratorium on new data center zoning permits to allow time to review and amend its zoning laws. Councilors supported a longer 365-day moratorium to research data center impacts, citing examples of other Michigan communities doing the same. While smaller data centers already operate in Ypsilanti, the proposed University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory data center in Ypsilanti Township has prompted resident opposition. The City Council voted unanimously for a 60-day moratorium, with the possibility of extending it further, in response to significant public engagement on the issue.