The city issued a moratorium until it develops a regulatory framework for data center development.
Madison, Wisconsin approved a temporary moratorium on new data centers as the city council debates how to regulate the industry.
As George Wiebe explains in an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, “The ordinance establishes a 12-month pause on zoning approvals for new data and telecommunications centers, or until the city adopts updated zoning regulations tailored to the industry.”
The moratorium applies to data centers larger than 10,000 square feet. “Madison’s zoning code does not define what data or telecommunication centers are, but the moratorium gives city staff time to address how such developments are better administered and studied, said Meagan Tuttle, city planning director.”
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