Kalamazoo City Commission Enacts One-Year Data Center Moratorium
The Kalamazoo City Commission voted to enact a one-year moratorium on data centers. City staff will use the pause to study data centers and battery energy storage systems and develop potential zoning standards through a public process.
The Kalamazoo City Commission approved a one-year moratorium on data centers after holding a final public hearing. Assistant City Planner Bobby Durkee said the moratorium is intended to give staff time to study appropriate land uses, develop zoning standards and establish a transparent public process.
City staff plans to form a working group to research data centers and battery energy storage systems while drafting potential regulations. The action applies in Kalamazoo, within Kalamazoo County, and is part of a broader local debate over land-use planning and development impacts.