DeKalb County to consider extending data center moratorium
The DeKalb County Commission is set to consider extending a data center moratorium through August 12, as the current moratorium is scheduled to expire on June 23. The county is also developing new regulations, including restricting data centers to industrial areas and capping their size at 500,000 square feet. Residents have voiced their opinions during public hearings on the proposed regulations.
The DeKalb County Commission in Georgia is set to meet on Tuesday, June 9, to discuss the potential extension of a moratorium on data center applications. The current moratorium, which has been in effect for nearly a year, is scheduled to expire on June 23. The proposed extension would keep the pause on new data center developments until August 12.
Simultaneously, the county is actively developing new regulations for data centers. A draft ordinance aims to restrict these facilities to industrial zones and mandate special land-use permits for most cases. Notably, an amendment to this draft would eliminate the "data center campus" definition, thereby capping individual data centers at a maximum size of 500,000 square feet. DeKalb County residents have actively participated in public hearings regarding these proposed regulations.
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