Cleveland City Council to Vote on Extending Data Center Moratorium
News ClipNews 5 Cleveland WEWS·Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH·10/19/2026
Cleveland City Council is scheduled to vote on extending the city's moratorium on data center development. The moratorium, which was set to expire the following day, could be extended until January while city officials develop data center policies and regulations.
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Gov: Cleveland City Council, Cleveland Planning Commission, Cleveland data center working group
Cleveland City Council is scheduled to vote on an emergency ordinance extending the city's moratorium on data centers. Enacted in July and set to expire Tuesday, the moratorium would remain in place until January if approved.
The Cleveland Planning Commission approved the ordinance the previous week. The proposed extension would give City Council and the city's data center working group additional time to develop policies and regulations governing data center development.