Nashville Council set for July 7 hearing on data-center rules and moratorium
Metro Council will hear two data-center bills Tuesday, while the mayor’s separate condemnation move near the Nashville Zoo adds another layer to the dispute.
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San Diego phases in SB 79, changing where transit-area apartments can start first
San Diego’s SB 79 rollout began July 1, but only about 24% of eligible areas are active now. The city is using maps and a Transit Village Plan to decide where the law applies next.
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Pasadena adopts SB 79 delay for historic, lower-density transit sites
Pasadena adopted a June 22 ordinance to delay parts of SB 79 near A Line stations, with extra limits for historic and lower-density TOD sites.
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Lexington draft rules would ban major data centers countywide
Lexington KY – Planning staff’s draft would ban major data centers countywide, limit smaller ones to warehouse and light-industrial zones, and add new water, power and noise checks.
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D.C. draft RFK campus plan calls for 5,500 to 6,500 homes and parks
D.C. has released a draft RFK Campus plan for 180 acres of housing, parks and river access, and public comments run through Aug. 14.
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Croton sets Jan. 1, 2027 deadline in animal-code rewrite
Croton trustees advanced an animal-code rewrite July 1, setting a Jan. 1, 2027 compliance date and reopening leaf-blower enforcement questions.
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Redmond docket could reshape stormwater, industrial land use, paths
Redmond’s 2026-27 comprehensive plan docket advanced after a June 10 hearing and June 24 Planning Commission vote, with council action due Aug. 31.
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Minneapolis council approves 5-month data center pause, adds carve-out
Minneapolis approved a five-month pause on new data center projects, but downtown facilities under 350,000 square feet are exempt while staff study rules.
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Durham County eases future moratoriums after data-center vote
Durham city kept its data-center moratorium alive, and Durham County voted 4-0 to make future development moratoriums easier to adopt later.
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Cookeville council weighs zoning change for adaptive housing reuse
Cookeville City Council will hear a July 2 zoning proposal that could create a new path for converting older motel and commercial buildings into housing.
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Croton-on-Hudson studies battery-storage revenue on village land
At a June 24 work session, Croton trustees approved a $2,000 study of battery storage on village land and also revisited animal rules and snow parking.
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Los Angeles starts SB 79 rollout July 1, but impacts will vary
State SB 79 takes effect July 1, and Los Angeles has already adopted local phased and low-rise ordinances that will shape where the new rules apply.
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Redmond sets July 21 hearing on drone-port land uses
Redmond City Council will hold a July 21 public hearing on amended drone-port interim controls, including a proposal to bar commercial drone ports in MP and I zones.
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Jacksonville approves Target Growth Area housing map for state review
Jacksonville City Council approved a Target Growth Area amendment on June 23, sending the plan to state agencies and keeping final adoption ahead.
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Birmingham Nebius lawsuit asks judge to halt Oxmoor data center work
Birmingham residents filed a June 29 suit over Nebius’ Oxmoor Valley project, and a July 1 hearing could decide whether work pauses for now.
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Atlanta pauses new self-storage permit applications before July 6 council step
Atlanta is temporarily freezing new self-storage applications while city leaders weigh longer-term rules for the use. The pause does not apply to existing facilities.
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Baltimore smoke-shop zoning: new 750-foot buffers start July 16 (Mayor Scott signed)
Mayor Brandon Scott signed Council Bill 25-0114 on June 16; it takes effect July 16, barring new smoke shops within 750 feet of schools, parks and each other.
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Nashville moves to regulate large data centers before more projects advance
Nashville’s Mayor Freddie O’Connell signed EO 59 to support a temporary data-center moratorium while Metro Planning drafts new power, water, and noise rules.
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Janesville zoning rewrite: June 18 open house materials and comments compiled
Janesville WI – After the June 18 open house, residents can review the zoning and subdivision draft online; the project has compiled comments through June 22.
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Spartanburg County Performance zoning update: new rules take effect July 15
Spartanburg County Council adopted Performance Zoning Ordinance updates June 15, 2026. New rules take effect July 15—affecting setbacks, compatibility standards and signs.
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Dane County’s 18-month data center zoning moratorium: what it could mean for Mount Horeb
Mount Horeb WI – Dane County adopted an 18-month hyperscale data center zoning-permit moratorium. Here’s how to tell if it affects village limits.
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Las Vegas Planning Commission to consider Downtown patio rules text change
Las Vegas NV — A June 16 Planning Commission hearing will consider text amendment 26-0161-TXT1 to LVMC 19.09, expanding uses for Downtown outdoor dining.