City council approves zoning reversal relating to data centers
Urbana City Council unanimously approved a zoning reversal to impose more conditions on future data center developments. This decision follows public awareness of Thor Equities' plan to build a data center and their recent land purchases. The council's action reverses more permissive zoning previously approved in 2025.
Urbana City Council members voted unanimously to approve a zoning reversal that will impose more stringent conditions on future data center developments within the city. Council member Audra Bean was absent for the vote.
This action by the Urbana City Council overturns a more permissive zoning resolution passed in 2025, a decision made before the public became aware of Thor Equities' plans for a data center project in the area. The council's decision follows recent land transactions involving Thor Equities, which acquired additional parcels on June 5 from Organ Farms LLC. These purchases add to two other parcels Thor Equities had previously bought in 2025 from Brand Investments LTD, all located in the vicinity of the proposed data center site.