Newport approves moratorium on data center development
The Newport Town Council has approved a one-year moratorium on data center development. This period will be used to evaluate how data centers should be addressed in the town's development regulations and to rewrite its unified development ordinance. The moratorium does not permanently ban data centers in Newport.
The Newport Town Council has approved a moratorium on data center development for at least one year. During this period, town officials plan to evaluate how data centers and associated uses should be integrated into development regulations.
The town intends to rewrite its unified development ordinance, which currently lacks specific standards for governing data centers. This rewrite will provide leaders with an opportunity to study considerations such as where facilities may be permitted, development standards, and other regulations to address potential impacts.
Town officials clarified that this moratorium is not a permanent prohibition on data centers in Newport.