Weathersfield Township site's government Township, OH M24 |
Apr 30, 2026 |
Data centers |
Weathersfield Township (Trumbull County) trustee resolution under R.C. 519 imposing a six-month moratorium on building, zoning or approval of data centers; extension resolution September 2026 Duration: Six months (to about late October 2026), extended six more months into April 2027 Status: Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Six-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-30 was due to expire in October 2026 and was extended in early September 2026 by six months into April 2027 while zoning regulations are finished. |
0.0 mi |
Village of Lordstown Village, OH M20 |
Jan 5, 2026 |
Data centers |
Ordinance 1-2026; extended by a second emergency ordinance passed by Village Council in mid-June 2026 following a 2026-06-15 public hearing (exact ordinance number not confirmed in sources reviewed) Duration: 180 days (Ord. 1-2026, effective 2026-01-05 through 2026-07-04), extended a further 180 days by a second emergency ordinance passed mid-June 2026, effective 2026-07-05 through approximately 2027-01-02 Status: Active (extended) as of 2026-09-23; the second 180-day moratorium, passed as an emergency on 2026-06-15, took effect 2026-07-05 and runs to about 2027-01-01. Bristolville 25 Developer/BHGH Properties' mandamus case remains pending in the Ohio Supreme Court (developer's June 18 motion to compel site-plan review undecided per WKBN). The moratorium committee's consultant presented proposed data center zoning standards to council; no vote yet. Council separately adopted a 180-day moratorium on small modular reactors and battery energy storage systems in July 2026. |
0.6 mi |
Village of Lordstown Village, OH M21 |
Jul 6, 2026 |
Battery storage (BESS) |
Ordinance No. 38-2026 (emergency), temporary moratorium not to exceed 180 days on new permits and permit applications for business entities utilizing battery energy storage systems (BESS); companion Ordinance No. 37-2026 imposes the same moratorium for small modular reactors (SMRs) Duration: Not to exceed 180 days from passage Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; Ordinance 38-2026 (BESS permit moratorium, emergency) passed 2026-07-06 runs to about 2027-01-02. |
0.6 mi |
Niles City, OH M16 |
May 20, 2026 |
Data centers |
Emergency ordinance of Niles City Council placing a 180-day moratorium on granting/issuing permits and receiving/processing applications for data centers (number not found) Duration: 180 days (six months) Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-05-20 runs to about 2026-11-16 while the city drafts restrictive data center zoning with consultant CodeCraft Planning Studio. |
1.0 mi |
McDonald Village, OH M13 |
Sep 16, 2026 |
Data centers |
Emergency ordinance of McDonald Village Council (ordinance number not published in sources found) Duration: 12 months (maximum), terminable earlier by council Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-09-16 as an emergency ordinance runs to about 2027-09-16 unless council ends it earlier. |
3.3 mi |
Howland Township Township, OH M11 |
Jun 10, 2026 |
Data centers |
Township trustee resolution under R.C. Chapter 519 (resolution number not confirmed in sources reviewed) [VERIFY] Duration: 6 months, renewable for another 6 months, and reasonably extendable to complete the study and adopt amendments Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium adopted 2026-06-10 runs to about 2026-12-07 and may be renewed for six months. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh] |
3.3 mi |
Warren City, OH M22 |
Sep 9, 2026 |
Data centers |
Ordinance of Warren City Council establishing a one-year moratorium on data centers larger than 1,000 sq ft and directing the mayor to form a Data Center Review Committee (number not found) Duration: One year from the ordinance's effective date unless extended, repealed or replaced Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium approved 2026-09-09 (effective date not confirmed, so end is approximately September/October 2027); Data Center Review Committee must report within nine months. |
3.9 mi |
Girard City, OH M10 |
Jul 13, 2026 |
Data centers |
Girard City Council emergency ordinance imposing a 12-month moratorium on data center permits (passed on third reading 2026-07-13; ordinance number not confirmed; a third-party tracker lists it as 'Ordinance No. 53-36') Duration: 12 months Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year emergency moratorium on data center permits passed 2026-07-13, running to about 2027-07-13. [VERIFY instrument number] |
4.4 mi |
Vienna Township Township, OH M19 |
Feb 17, 2026 |
Data centers |
Trustee resolution (Vienna Township, Trumbull County) under R.C. 519, adapted from Hubbard Township's moratorium; extension resolution August 2026 Duration: 180 days (to 2026-08-16), extended 60 days to 2026-10-16 Status: Extended; active as of 2026-09-23. Original 180-day moratorium (adopted 2026-02-17) was extended on 2026-08-03 by 60 days, from Aug. 16 to Oct. 16, 2026, while the Trumbull County Planning Commission reviews the township's data center zoning text. |
5.7 mi |
Braceville Township Township, OH M4 |
Jun 2, 2026 |
Data centers |
Township trustee resolution under R.C. Chapter 519 (resolution number not confirmed in sources reviewed) [VERIFY] Duration: 6 months Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium effective 2026-06-02 runs to about 2026-11-29. No extension or repeal found. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh] |
6.4 mi |
Ellsworth Township Township, OH M7 |
Jun 10, 2026 |
Data centers |
Ellsworth Township (Mahoning County) Board of Trustees data center moratorium (instrument number not located) Duration: One year, with option to renew. Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium enacted 2026-06-10 runs to about 2027-06-10. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh] |
6.4 mi |
Boardman Township Township, OH M3 |
Apr 28, 2026 |
Data centers |
Boardman Township (Mahoning County) Board of Trustees one-year data center moratorium (resolution number not located) Duration: One year. Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-04-28 runs to about 2027-04-28. |
8.0 mi |
Newton Falls Village, OH M15 |
Sep 2, 2026 |
Data centers |
Emergency ordinance of Newton Falls council imposing a 12-month moratorium on data center permits (number not found) Duration: 12 months Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium on data center permits adopted 2026-09-02 runs to about 2027-09-02. |
8.0 mi |
Bazetta Township Township, OH M2 |
May 12, 2026 |
Data centers |
Trustee Resolution 085-26 imposing a 180-day moratorium on the acceptance of applications, permitting and construction of data centers in Bazetta Township (township zoning, R.C. Chapter 519) Duration: 180 days Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 180-day moratorium adopted 2026-05-12 runs to about 2026-11-08; zoning commission drafting data center language (Sept. 9 meeting). |
8.1 mi |
Hubbard Township Township, OH M12 |
Feb 10, 2026 |
Data centers |
Trustee resolution drafted by township legal counsel and reviewed by Trumbull County Planning Commission [CITE: primary resolution text not posted to township site 2026-04-29] Duration: 12 months Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year trustee moratorium on data centers adopted 2-1 (Trustee Baker abstaining) on 2026-02-10, running to about 2027-02-10. Still listed active on the OCJ map (2026-09-17). |
9.6 mi |
City of Hubbard City, OH M5 |
Jun 1, 2026 |
Data centers |
City Council emergency ordinance (ordinance number not confirmed in sources reviewed) [VERIFY] Duration: 12 months Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month emergency moratorium adopted 2026-06-01 runs to about 2027-06-01. Voters will decide a full data center ban on the 2026-11-03 ballot (OCJ). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh] |
10.5 mi |
Cortland City, OH M6 |
Jun 1, 2026 |
Data centers |
City Council emergency ordinance (ordinance number not confirmed in sources reviewed) [VERIFY] Duration: 12 months Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year emergency moratorium on data center zoning permits and applications passed 2026-06-01, running to about 2027-06-01. [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-07 refresh] |
11.0 mi |
Windham Township (Portage County) Township, OH M25 |
May 2026 |
Data centers |
Windham Township (Portage County) Board of Trustees motion approving a moratorium on AI data centers; resolution number and text not found Duration: Not reported Status: Reported adopted in May 2026; term not published, so status as of 2026-09-23 is unverified (treated as active). [VERIFY instrument number; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-09 refresh] |
11.1 mi |
Freedom Township (Portage County) Township, OH M8 |
Mar 19, 2026 |
Data centers |
Freedom Township (Portage County) Board of Trustees motion 03.18.26.04 imposing a one-year moratorium on data centers (no separate resolution text located) Duration: One (1) year. Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-03-19 runs to about 2027-03-19. |
15.9 mi |
Garrettsville Village, OH M9 |
Aug 12, 2026 |
Data centers |
Ordinance No. 2026-16 (Village of Garrettsville), emergency, imposing a twelve-month moratorium on acceptance of any zoning application for data centers Duration: 12 months, unless council first amends village ordinances to regulate data centers or revokes the moratorium; council may extend Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-08-12 runs to about 2027-08-12 unless ended earlier by new data center regulations. |
16.7 mi |
Shalersville Township Township, OH M18 |
November 2025 |
Data centers |
Board of Trustees resolution (township zoning, R.C. Chapter 519) imposing a six-month moratorium on data center applications; six-month extension resolution April 2026 (numbers not found) Duration: Six months (Nov 2025 to about May 2026), extended by six months in April 2026 to early November 2026; trustees said Aug. 18, 2026 they would extend another six months if needed Status: Active (extended) as of 2026-09-23; six-month moratorium from November 2025 was extended six months in April 2026 and runs to early November 2026; trustees said on 2026-08-18 they would extend again if the noise study is not done. |
20.7 mi |
Alliance City, OH M1 |
Jul 6, 2026 |
Data centers |
City Council ordinance/legislation approved 5-1 (Councilman Phillip Mastroianni opposed; Councilwoman Jennifer Kiko absent), denying permits for any 'AI data centers' within city limits. Duration: 18 months (not to exceed) Status: Active as of 2026-07-31 (adopted 2026-07-06); a sub-committee on data centers was formed for future workshops and public discussion. |
21.5 mi |
Ravenna City, OH M17 |
Apr 20, 2026 |
Data centers, Crypto mining |
City Council ordinance/paperwork reported by Record-Courier [CITE primary text not captured] Duration: 12 months Status: Active |
21.5 mi |
Washington Township (Stark County) Township, OH M23 |
Apr 6, 2026 |
Data centers |
Board of Trustees resolution (township zoning, R.C. Chapter 519) placing a twelve-month moratorium on any new data centers; resolution number not given Duration: Twelve (12) months Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-04-06 runs to about 2027-04-06. |
23.1 mi |
Middlefield Village, OH M14 |
Jul 9, 2026 |
Data centers |
Village of Middlefield Ordinance 26-136 (emergency), twelve-month moratorium on accepting any zoning application for data centers Duration: Twelve months Status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium passed 2026-07-09 runs to about 2027-07-09. |
23.8 mi |