Apple Valley’s One-Year Data Center Moratorium Moves Into Local Zoning Review
Apple Valley adopted a one-year, citywide interim moratorium on data centers while officials study zoning, water, wastewater, infrastructure, public health and safety.
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Midland council to hear 20-acre planned housing development near Arlington and Deauville
A 20.15-acre Midland tract could be rezoned for housing near Arlington Road and Deauville Boulevard, but no final site plan or development approval is established.
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Tamarac approves 84,245-square-foot logistics warehouse on North Hiatus Road
Tamarac approved a Coast Logistics warehouse at 5600 North Hiatus Road, but a required traffic study and building-permit steps remain before construction can begin.
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New Britain zoning panel to review housing rules, map change and smoke-shop proposal
New Britain’s Zoning Subcommittee will hold an August 4 public hearing on housing and mixed-use rules, a Vine-Lexington zoning-map proposal, smoke-shop review standards and Town Fair Tire’s request for 665 West Main Street.
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Denton’s apartment-moratorium debate faces a slower path under Texas law
Denton is exploring a temporary pause on new multifamily permit applications, but any moratorium would require expanded notice, two public hearings, multiple readings and a three-fourths vote.
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Wichita council weighs Ignite 96 industrial rezoning near Greenwich Road
Wichita City Council is scheduled to consider a proposed industrial rezoning and three conditional-use actions for Ignite 96 at 2360 and 2370 North Greenwich Road.
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Baton Rouge planning commission agenda puts Florida Boulevard rezoning and Pettit Road mining proposal before residents
An amended Baton Rouge planning agenda sets an Aug. 17 public meeting on Florida Boulevard plan and zoning changes, Dalton Street and alcohol-zoning requests, and a deferred Pettit Road mining proposal.
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Philadelphia’s new ZBA fees are now in effect
Philadelphia’s revised Zoning Board of Adjustment fee schedule took effect August 1, with application fees ranging from $125 to $811 and additional charges for expedited hearings and other procedural services.
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Elk Grove Approves Rezone and Two-Lot Map for 10132 Sheldon Road
Elk Grove approved a zoning change and tentative parcel map for 10132 Sheldon Road, allowing about 4.97 acres to be divided into two rural residential lots while leaving future construction subject to additional permits and standards.
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Omaha council reviews proposed 34-unit apartment project at 7630 Pacific
A proposed five-story, 34-unit market-rate apartment building at 7630 Pacific Street is tied to zoning changes and up to $1.513 million in proposed Omaha TIF assistance.
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Dartmouth approves five-year housing plan with zoning and infrastructure priorities
Dartmouth’s Select Board approved an updated Housing Production Plan on July 13, 2026, after prior Planning Board approval. The townwide roadmap includes North Dartmouth, but its five-year term will not begin until state adoption.
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Fort Worth council faces Aug. 11 vote on data-center moratorium process
Fort Worth City Council is scheduled to consider starting the legal process for a possible temporary pause on new data-center applications. The vote would not impose a moratorium, and the city says final action would not be considered until December.
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Cape Coral council to consider rezoning 23 acres tied to sports complex
Cape Coral City Council will consider rezoning 23.14 acres of city-owned land near the Cape Coral Sports Complex, but the request does not approve construction, funding or a specific project.
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Tucson posts revised draft rules for large-scale data centers
A June 17 Tucson Planning Commission package proposes new siting, noise, energy, environmental and water-review requirements for large data centers, but no final citywide zoning rules have been adopted.
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Menomonie Council Begins Public Review of Tighter Data Center Zoning Rules
Menomonie officials reviewed a July 29 draft amendment for the city’s I-4 Data Center Industrial district on August 3, but took no action. The proposal would add equipment setbacks and standards for lighting, landscaping, water, wastewater, noise, stormwater and traffic.
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Acton Zoning Board Holds Hearing on 1012 Main Street Storage-Bin Variance
Acton’s Zoning Board of Appeals is holding a virtual public hearing August 4 on Baudanza Electric Co. Inc.’s request for a side-yard setback variance for concrete-block storage bins at 1012 Main Street. A separate Select Board hearing on a proposed building trade shop is set for August 24.
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Redondo Beach land-use update reaches August 4 council decision point ahead of possible November vote
The Redondo Beach City Council is scheduled to consider General Plan, coastal-plan and zoning changes on August 4, along with resolutions for a proposed November 3 Article XXVII land-use election.
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East Greenwich zoning board weighs two housing-related variance requests
The East Greenwich Zoning Board heard a use-variance request for 1540 Frenchtown Road and continued a garage-and-ADU dimensional-variance case for 112 Mawney Street to August 25.
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Rockwall council weighs manufactured-home rules for SFE-4.0 estate lots
A proposed Rockwall zoning amendment would allow one new HUD-code manufactured home on qualifying SFE-4.0 property, subject to an 1,800-square-foot minimum and extensive site standards.
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Reno’s Data-Center Rules Remain Unsettled as Moratorium Runs Through August 2027
Reno is not accepting new data-center conditional-use applications during a temporary moratorium while city and regional planners study water, energy, land-use and community-impact standards.
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Sporting JAX stadium proposal moves toward environmental review and city planning filing
Sporting JAX says permits have been filed with Florida environmental regulators and that a Jacksonville PUD application is being prepared, but the proposed Town Center stadium remains far from construction or final approval.
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Croton Trustees Consider Local Zoning Changes After New York Narrows Environmental Review
Croton-on-Hudson trustees are considering local site-plan and zoning amendments after New York created new SEQRA qualifying actions for certain housing projects, including projects of up to 300 dwelling units in census-defined urban areas when additional conditions are met.