Asheville, North Carolina, Considers One-Year Data Center Moratorium
Asheville city leaders are considering a one-year moratorium on new data centers to allow time to develop zoning laws. A committee has unanimously recommended the city council approve the moratorium, with a decision possible as early as next week.
Asheville city leaders are deliberating a one-year moratorium on new data center construction within the city. The purpose of this proposed pause is to allow the city to develop and implement new zoning regulations specifically designed for data centers.
A city committee has already voted unanimously to recommend that the city council approve the moratorium. This measure could be brought before the city council for a vote as early as next week. If passed, the moratorium would provide the city with a year to conduct public hearings and detailed studies to assess the potential impacts of data center development on the community and its infrastructure.