Johnson County extends data center application moratorium through 2027
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to extend the county’s moratorium on data center applications through Aug. 8, 2027. County planners are developing requirements related to issues including water and power before data center applications can be accepted, while a QTS project is being built nearby in Cedar Rapids.
Johnson County supervisors voted 5-0 to extend the county’s moratorium on data center applications until Aug. 8, 2027. The moratorium had been scheduled to expire in November, and the county’s Planning & Zoning Commission also voted unanimously to recommend the extension.
County planning officials are working on requirements that must be established before data center applications are allowed, including regulations addressing water and electricity. The article notes that no Johnson County supervisor has expressed support for a data center, while QTS is developing a more than 600-acre, potentially $10 billion facility near Cedar Rapids, about six miles north of the county.