June 23, 2026Asheville City Council
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Adopts an ordinance enacting a one-year development moratorium on data centers, as the City currently lacks a definition for or proper land use…
- Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “Without a clear definition for “Data Centers” in the City’s, staff must rely on judgment (instead of established policy) to determine whether the proposed use is similar to an existing use category.”
- “Permitting decisions are more consistent and easier to defend when the land uses proposed are clearly defined in the City’s ordinances.”
Official title: Council adopted an ordinance enacting a one-year development moratorium on data centers, as the City currently lacks a definition for or proper land use regulation for data centers, has exhausted other options for regulating data centers and the one-year time period is needed in order for the City to formulate and draft proper land use definitions and regulations for the use
Carried unanimously
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Roney and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Turner moved to adopt an ordinance enacting a one-year development moratorium on data centers, as the City currently lacks a definition for or proper land use regulation for data centers, has exhausted other options for regulating data centers and the one-year time period is needed in order for the City to formulate and draft proper land use definitions and regulations for the use.”
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