Ohio Supreme Court rejects data center site plan review
The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Lordstown officials were not required to review a proposed data center site plan while a development moratorium was in effect. The decision upheld the village’s refusal to conduct the review.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled unanimously that officials in the Village of Lordstown lawfully declined to review a proposed data center site plan during a local moratorium. The court determined that the moratorium relieved village officials of an obligation to consider the plan at that time.
The decision leaves the site plan without the requested review and supports Lordstown’s handling of the data center proposal under the moratorium. The article does not identify the project developer or provide details about the moratorium’s duration.