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.
zoning
-
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Nashville data center zoning proposals, moratorium headed to July 7 public hearing
Metro Council will hold a July 7 public hearing on data-center zoning rules and a temporary permit moratorium tied to Nov. 1, 2026 in Nashville.
-
Freehold Borough adopts amended redevelopment plan for 500 Park Avenue
Freehold Borough finalized Ordinance #2026/12 on June 15, adopting an amended 500 Park Avenue redevelopment plan tied to inclusionary housing—here’s what it changes.
-
Detroit council clears pump-station zoning; flood questions remain
Detroit, MI – City Council’s 8-0 rezoning vote moves GLWA’s Freud pump station project forward in Jefferson Chalmers, but flood questions remain.
-
St. Louis data center zoning bill heads to aldermen with noise, power rules
St. Louis, MO – Board Bill 49 would create city zoning rules for data centers, adding size classes, setbacks, utility disclosures and public review.
-
Syracuse Watches Otoe County Data-Center Pause as Debate Spreads
Syracuse, NE — Otoe County’s data-center pause remains active as Gage County weighs its own moratorium, putting water, power and zoning rules in focus.
-
Seattle pauses large data centers as utility-cost fight begins
Seattle, WA — A one-year emergency moratorium pauses new large data centers while the city studies zoning, water, power demand and utility-rate protections.
-
Ossining zoning extension could keep some land-use reviews paused
Ossining NY – A proposed four-month extension would keep certain T district conditional-use reviews paused while village zoning work continues.
-
Minneapolis committee advances data-center moratorium after hearing
Minneapolis leaders advanced a data-center moratorium after a June 16 hearing and a 5-1 committee vote, but the proposal still needs final council action.
-
Coral Springs downtown zoning overhaul advances amid density concerns
Coral Springs’ downtown mixed-use zoning rewrite is still moving through review, with nearby residents pressing for clearer height and density limits.
-
Princeton backs enterprise-zone expansion tied to Marquis land near Hennepin
Princeton, IL – The council backed an enterprise-zone expansion near Hennepin, but no project is approved and several local votes remain.
-
Coral Springs downtown rezoning moves ahead as height concerns grow
Coral Springs is advancing Phase II of its downtown mixed-use rezoning, and residents are still pressing for clarity on height, density and traffic.
-
Jacksonville housing density plan heads to June 23 Council vote
Jacksonville FL – Ordinance 2026-0311 would steer denser housing to selected lower flood-risk corridors near transit and the Emerald Trail, but Council has not voted yet.
-
San Bernardino opens review of 2050 plan that could reshape downtown zoning
San Bernardino, CA — The city’s draft EIR is open through July 31 on a 2050 plan that could change zoning, housing and downtown development rules.
-
Bushwick’s 132-136 Melrose Street rezoning reaches Brooklyn review
Brooklyn NY – A Bushwick rezoning for 132-136 Melrose Street has reached the Brooklyn Borough President’s ULURP hearing stage, with housing and industrial-space questions still open.
-
Newton’s Northland project reaches construction in Upper Falls
Northland’s Upper Falls project is under construction, with a May 20 topping-off milestone and Newton records showing 822 units, 145 affordable homes.
-
Spartanburg County adopts performance zoning rules for new development
Spartanburg County Council approved a performance zoning ordinance on June 15. It takes effect July 15 and changes how new projects are reviewed.
-
Newton considers letting raised beds sit closer to lot lines
In Newton, MA, city leaders are debating whether raised garden beds should count as structures, a change that could free up small yards. The ordinance is still pending.