Miamisburg joins growing list of Ohio towns pausing data center growth | WHIO-TV
Miamisburg City Council has unanimously passed a nine-month moratorium on new data center development within city limits. This decision allows the city time to create new zoning regulations and comes amid resident concerns about potential large data centers. There is also an ongoing effort to get a charter amendment limiting data center size on the ballot.
The Miamisburg City Council in Montgomery County, Ohio, has unanimously enacted a nine-month moratorium on new data center construction. The decision aims to provide city leaders with adequate time to develop comprehensive zoning regulations, as they currently lack specific rules to accommodate such projects.
Residents have expressed significant concerns regarding the potential for large data centers within the city, with one former power station site currently being marketed for industrial uses, including a potential data center. Residents voiced relief over the moratorium, highlighting their desire to be proactive and prepared for any future development applications.
The moratorium in Miamisburg is part of a broader trend in Ohio, where other communities are also temporarily pausing data center growth due to similar concerns. The Ohio Consumer Council notes that the state is home to over 200 data centers, making it fifth in the nation. Additionally, local efforts are underway to introduce a charter amendment that would limit the size of data centers, giving residents more say in land use decisions. The property developer mentioned that it is too early to determine if the former power station site will become a data center, as they are receiving interest from various manufacturing and industrial sectors.