Yankton County approves 6-month data center moratorium
Yankton County, South Dakota, commissioners approved a six-month moratorium on data centers. This decision aims to limit future growth and allow the planning and zoning board to create an ordinance preventing large-scale data centers from establishing in the county.
Yankton County Commissioners in South Dakota recently approved a six-month moratorium on data centers. This decision, reached after an initial proposal for a one-year moratorium, aims to temporarily halt data center development in the region.
The purpose of the six-month pause is to provide sufficient time for the county's planning and zoning board to develop and implement a new ordinance. This ordinance is intended to prevent the establishment of large-scale data centers within Yankton County, thereby limiting future industrial growth in this sector.