
Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission Discusses Data Center Regulations
News ClipColumbia Missourian·Columbia, Boone County, MO·10/9/2026
Columbia's Planning and Zoning Commission continued discussing regulations for data centers as the city's moratorium deadline approaches. Commissioners and city planner David Kunz considered regulating electric utility usage by data centers.
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The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission held another work session on potential data center regulations as the deadline associated with the city's moratorium approaches. City planner David Kunz joined commissioners to discuss possible limits or controls on electric utility usage by data centers.
The discussion remains part of an ongoing regulatory process, and no specific data center company or project was identified in the report.