Paulding County, GA
Planning Commission Board · (upcoming)
“…Hosting, and Related Services from the Permitted Uses and place Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services in the Special Use Permits”
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Georgia: local moratoria and siting rules
Data center, battery storage, solar and wind siting activity in Georgia's 690 counties, towns and cities.
We monitor 439 of 690 Georgia governments (64%). Coverage by state
Pending votes and hearings
Recent activity (last 60 days)
DeKalb County, GA
Board of Commissioners ·
“Health and Environmental Study of Data Centers and Their Possible Impact on DeKalb County and Board of Commissioners Review of the Study Before DeKalb County’s Data Center Moratorium Can Be Lifted.”
Morgan County, GA
Board of Commissioners & Bldg. Authority ·
“b. This moratorium shall remain in effect for a period of __120_ days from the date hereof, unless sooner terminated or extended by the Board of Commissioners.”
Morgan County, GA
Board of Commissioners & Bldg. Authority ·
“…MORGAN COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA MORATORIUM ON APPLICATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS WHEREAS, the Morgan County is in the process of reviewing and revisions its zoning and development ordinances and regulations as relate to Data…”
City of Hogansville, GA
Council · · Troup County
“…for UDO Text Amendments Discussion concerned the Heavy Industrial zoning district, standards and regulations for data center developments, and procedures and requirements related to developments of impact, including…”
City of Hogansville, GA
Council · · Troup County
“…for UDO Text Amendments Discussion concerned the Heavy Industrial zoning district, standards and regulations for data center developments, and procedures and requirements related to developments of impact, including…”
City of Hogansville, GA
Council · · Troup County
“…102-B-7-6 of the Hogansville Uniform Development Ordinance, to add standards for data centers within such Code Section, thereby providing for "Data Center Standards" within the City Code, with such new sub-section (6)…”
Town of Maysville, GA
Planning Commission · · Jackson County
“a. Discussion of Data Center Ordinance”
City of Hogansville, GA
Zoning Commission · · Troup County
“UDO AMENDMENTS SUMMARY OF CHANGES (8.22.26) SPECIAL USE PERMIT Sec. 102-B-6-1. Added a SUP for data centers.”
City of Hogansville, GA
Zoning Commission · · Troup County
“UDO Text Amendment Data Center Ordinance”
City of Hogansville, GA
Zoning Commission · · Troup County
“…Fisher Capital Partners Land LLC UDO Text Amendment – Cottage Courts UDO Text Amendment – Data Center Ordinance Fee Schedule Board Member Comments Next Meeting – November 19, 2026 Adjourn”
City of East Point, GA
Governing body not stated · · Fulton County
“City Wide Ordinance 4 P2026TA-001-10 City of East Point Applicant is presenting an ordinance to establish City wide data center Ordinance provisions.”
Coweta County, GA
Board of Commissioners ·
“…Discussion Regarding the Coweta County Data Center Ordinance Issue: Discussion Regarding the Coweta County Data Center Ordinance Discussion: At the Work Session on July 14, 2026, the Board directed staff to prepare an…”
Coweta County, GA
Board of Commissioners ·
“…Discussion Regarding the Coweta County Data Center Ordinance Issue: Discussion Regarding the Coweta County Data Center Ordinance Discussion: At the Work Session on July 14, 2026, the Board directed staff to prepare an…”
City of Morrow, GA
Planning and Zoning Commission · · Clayton County
“AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX A, ZONING ORDINANCE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MORROW, GEORGIA, TO DEFINE DATA CENTER USES, TO ESTABLISH WHERE SUCH USES ARE A PERMITTED, TO ADOPT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR…”
City of Morrow, GA
Planning and Zoning Commission · · Clayton County
“AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX A, ZONING ORDINANCE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MORROW, GEORGIA, TO DEFINE DATA CENTER USES, TO ESTABLISH WHERE SUCH USES ARE A PERMITTED, TO ADOPT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR…”
Stephens County, GA
Governing body not stated ·
“Extension on Data Centers Moratorium”
City of Marietta, GA
City Council · · Cobb County
“SESSION 20260954 Code Amendment - Data Centers Motion to authorize staff to advertise changes to the Marietta Zoning Ordinance, Section 708.27, Heavy Industrial;”
City of Marietta, GA
City Council · · Cobb County
“SESSION 20260954 Code Amendment - Data Centers Motion to authorize staff to advertise changes to the Marietta Zoning Ordinance, Section 708.27, Heavy Industrial;”
Appling County, GA
Board of Commissioners ·
“Proposed Resolution for 180-Day Moratorium Regarding Permitting (Digital Data Centers, etc.) 5:30 PM.”
Appling County, GA
Board of Commissioners ·
“Proposed Resolution for 180-Day Moratorium Regarding Permitting (Digital Data Centers, etc.) 5:30 PM.”
White County, GA
Planning Commission ·
“a. Data Center Ordinance”
Wilcox County, GA
County Commissioners ·
“…$190,000.00 Grant with $30,000.00 match (SCBA) Richard Rhodes Amend Solar Ordinance delete (Battery Energy Storage System) First Reading Amend 2026-03 Battery Energy Storage System Ordinance 2026-04: First Reading …”
Lumpkin County, GA
Board of Commissioners ·
“He thanked citizen Melvin Turner for bringing an example of a data center ordinance.”
DeKalb County, GA
Committee of the Whole ·
“Health and Environmental Study of Data Centers and Their Possible Impact on DeKalb County and Board of Commissioners Review of the Study Before DeKalb County’s Data Center Moratorium Can Be Lifted.”
Turner County, GA
Board of Commissioners ·
“Discuss Data Center Ordinance.”
Enacted moratoria on record
From the Moratorium Nation inventory by Michael J. Bommarito, licensed CC BY 4.0; we link each record to our jurisdiction page. We use it to measure our own lead time. 70 records for Georgia.
| Enacted | Jurisdiction | Uses | Legal basis (as recorded) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Chatham County | Data centers | Ordinance of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners creating new subsection 3-102 of Article I, imposing a temporary moratorium on development or... |
| 2026-08-31 | City of Forest Park | Data centers | Forest Park City Council 90-day data center moratorium (instrument number not published) |
| 2026-08-27 | City of Savannah | Data centers | City Council ordinance imposing a 155-day temporary moratorium on data centers of 10 MW or greater and on conversion of industrial buildings of 200,000 sq... |
| 2026-08-25 | Lowndes County | Data centers | Board of Commissioners moratorium on accepting applications for data center permits in unincorporated Lowndes County (instrument number not published) |
| 2026-08-20 | City of Bloomingdale | Data centers | Resolution No. 2026-012 (City of Bloomingdale) declaring a moratorium on acceptance of applications relating to establishment or expansion of data centers |
| 2026-08-13 | City of Ball Ground | Data centers | Ball Ground City Council moratorium on data center applications (instrument and term not published in accessible sources) |
| 2026-08-07 | Putnam County | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Board of Commissioners moratorium on new data centers, battery energy storage facilities and solar farms (instrument number not published) |
| 2026-08-04 | Appling County | Data centers | Appling County Board of Commissioners Resolution declaring a temporary 40-day emergency moratorium on data center facilities (electrical permits,... |
| 2026-08-03 | Madison County | Data centers | Madison County Board of Commissioners moratorium actions (30-day moratorium, early August 2026; extended/readopted 2026-08-31); instrument numbers not published |
| 2026-08 | Banks County | Data centers | Banks County Board of Commissioners initial 30-day emergency moratorium on data center applications (August 2026, to update the county code), superseded by... |
| 2026-07-28 | City of Albany | Data centers | Albany City Commission vote adopting a 12-month halt on all new data center development |
| 2026-07-28 | Paulding County | Data centers | Paulding County Board of Commissioners resolution suspending new data center applications, zoning requests, and civil plan reviews |
| 2026-07-27 | City of Toccoa | Data centers | Toccoa City Commission data center ordinance moratorium (instrument number not published) |
| 2026-07-22 | Cherokee County | Data centers | Cherokee County Board of Commissioners resolution instituting a 30-day moratorium on data center applications (July 2026), extended by a Board resolution... |
| 2026-07-21 | City of Chamblee | Data centers | Chamblee City Council temporary moratorium suspending acceptance of applications relating to new data centers (sponsored by At-Large Councilmember Jimmy Furst) |
| 2026-07-20 | Dougherty County | Data centers | Dougherty County Commission vote adopting a 45-day pause on data center projects |
| 2026-07-20 | City of Warner Robins | Data centers | Warner Robins City Council temporary six-month moratorium on acceptance, processing or issuance of zoning, building permit, business license and conditional... |
| 2026-07-09 | Walker County | Data centers | Board of Commissioners vote approving a 30-day moratorium barring acceptance of applications to locate data centers in unincorporated Walker County |
| 2026-07-06 | City of Adel | Data centers | Resolution No. 26-02, imposing a 180-day moratorium on accepting, processing, or considering data center site applications and issuing construction permits |
| 2026-07-06 | Franklin County | Data centers | Franklin County Board of Commissioners moratorium on data centers (instrument number not published) |
| 2026-07-06 | Oglethorpe County | Data centers, Crypto mining | Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners 90-day moratorium on data center applications (added to agenda on motion of Commissioner Tracy Norman); replaced by... |
| 2026-07 | City of Marietta | Data centers | Marietta City Council resolution/ordinance adopting a 6-month moratorium on new data centers |
| 2026-07 | Town of Maysville | Data centers | Maysville City Council 180-day moratorium on data center requests (instrument number not published) |
| 2026-07 | Terrell County | Data centers | Terrell County Board of Commissioners six-month moratorium on new data centers (instrument number not published) |
| 2026-06-16 | Coweta County | Data centers | (second instrument, June 2026) Coweta County Board of Commissioners resolution imposing a 180-day moratorium on acceptance of permits, land use amendments,... |
| 2026-06-15 | City of Garden City | Data centers, Crypto mining | Adopted resolution establishing an immediate six-month moratorium on new applications and permits for establishing, constructing, or expanding data centers,... |
| 2026-06-15 | City of Milton | Data centers | City Council resolution enacting a 30-day pause on data center applications and permits, subsequently extended |
| 2026-06-09 | Floyd County | Data centers | County Commission vote approving an 80-day moratorium on data center projects |
| 2026-06-02 | Augusta-Richmond County (County) | Data centers | Augusta Commission action on a Planning and Development recommendation; 49-day moratorium adopted 2026-06-02, extended 60 days 2026-07-21. Instrument... |
| 2026-06-02 | Colquitt County | Data centers | Colquitt County Commission moratorium on construction of data centers (and cryptocurrency mining centers under the planned ordinance), proposed by County... |
| 2026-05-26 | Hart County | Data centers | Board of Commissioners vote (5-0) imposing a 180-day moratorium on construction of data centers |
| 2026-05-11 | City of Kingsland | Data centers | City Council 'Data Center Ordinance Rescission and Moratorium Ordinance' (approved 2026-05-11, passed as amended, unanimous), rescinding Ordinance No.... |
| 2026-05-05 | Camden County | Data centers | Camden County Board of Commissioners resolution adopting a 6-month moratorium on data centers, adopted May 5, 2026 with the exclusion of sections 4, 5, 6,... |
| 2026-04-27 | City of Calhoun | Data centers | Calhoun City Council resolution (adopted unanimously 2026-04-27) halting all applications for zoning decisions, land disturbance permits and licenses for... |
| 2026-04-14 | Decatur County | Data centers | Decatur County Board of Commissioners moratorium adopted at the April 14, 2026 regular meeting. Per the county's signed minutes: County Attorney Kirbo... |
| 2026-04-14 | Stephens County | Data centers | Board of Commissioners vote extending the moratorium barring acceptance of land-use applications for data centers |
| 2026-03-23 | City of Cedartown | Data centers | Cedartown City Commission Resolution 4, 2026, adopted March 23, 2026 (unanimous). |
| 2026-03-17 | Heard County | Data centers | Board of Commissioners Resolution |
| 2026-03-03 | Carroll County | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Solar | Carroll County Board of Commissioners resolution adopted March 3, 2026, applicable only to unincorporated Carroll County; extension resolution adopted June 3, 2026. |
| 2026-03-03 | Polk County | Data centers | Board of Commissioners action item 2 of 2026-03-03 Regular Meeting: "Consider an Ordinance Amendment to add 'Chapter 33 – Data Centers' to the official... |
| 2026-02-26 | Hall County | Data centers | Hall County Board of Commissioners moratorium on detention centers, high-density developments, and data centers, voted 2026-02-26 (per WSB-TV reporting and... |
| 2026-02-24 | Cobb County | Data centers | Board of Commissioners moratorium resolution adopted unanimously 2026-02-24; extended by resolution adopted 2026-08-11 (BOC Regular Meeting agenda item 27,... |
| 2026-02-24 | Meriwether County | Data centers | Meriwether County Board of Commissioners moratorium on data center applications in unincorporated areas, extended by action of 2026-07-28 (instrument... |
| 2026-02-17 | Bulloch County | Data centers | Bulloch County Board of Commissioners resolution adopted 2026-02-17 [VERIFY: news reporting (WJCL) confirms board action; resolution number not located on... |
| 2026-02-17 | Newton County | Data centers | Resolution R-040726b |
| 2026-02-03 | Gordon County | Data centers | Board of Commissioners motion adopting a data center moratorium on 2026-02-03; extended by resolution adopted at the 2026-07-07 regular meeting (agenda item... |
| 2026-02-02 | Brooks County | Data centers | Resolution 26-R-01 |
| 2026-02 | City of Hogansville | Data centers | City Council moratorium on data center applications, extended by council votes 2026-05-04, 2026-07-20 and 2026-08-17 (5-0) |
| 2026-01-29 | City of Fayetteville | Data centers | Resolution 26-R-07 (90-day moratorium on annexation, rezoning, variance, and conceptual site plans for data centers; adopted unanimously per 2026-01-29 work... |
| 2026-01-20 | Thomas County | Data centers | Thomas County Board of Commissioners special-called meeting, January 20, 2026: Commissioner Baggett moved that a 12-month moratorium on the permitting of... |
| 2026-01-13 | City of Griffin | Data centers, Crypto mining | Griffin City Commission resolution on technological facilities (data centers and crypto mining), 2026-01-13 [VERIFY: news reporting confirms vote and... |
| 2026-01-13 | Rockdale County | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS) | Rockdale County Resolution No. 2026-01 (moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage systems), extended 2026-05-12 and amended by Resolution No.... |
| 2026-01-12 | City of Roswell | Data centers | Temporary emergency moratorium adopted unanimously by Roswell Mayor and City Council on 2026-01-12 (per WABE and Atlanta News First reporting) [VERIFY... |
| 2026-01-06 | Crawford County | Data centers | Crawford County Board of Commissioners six-month moratorium on data center applications (adopted 2026-01-06), extended by 5-0 motion on 2026-05-21 to... |
| 2026-01-05 | City of Covington | Data centers | Original moratorium resolution adopted 2026-01-05, ratified 2026-01-20, and extended by council action multiple times (to Aug. 4, 2026 per the June 1, 2026... |
| 2026-01 | City of East Point | Data centers | City Council voice-vote extension of an existing data center moratorium |
| 2026-01 | Lee County | Data centers | Board of Commissioners resolution extending the data center moratorium in unincorporated Lee County while staff studies and drafts an ordinance |
| 2025-12-09 | City of South Fulton | Data centers | Resolution RES2025-094 (adopted 2025-12-09) instituting a six-month moratorium on applications for new data centers or other large-scale data storage;... |
| 2025-12-02 | Athens-Clarke County (County) | Data centers | Ordinance 25-12-117 (initial); Ordinance 26-03-19 (extension adopted 2026-03-03 by unanimous vote, "AN ORDINANCE TO IMPOSE, CONTINUE, AND EXTEND A TEMPORARY... |
| 2025-12-02 | Monroe County | Data centers | Resolution on Data Center Moratorium prepared by Brandon Bowen of Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C., approved 4-1 on 2025-12-16, superseded by a permanent... |
| 2025-09-23 | City of LaGrange | Data centers | LaGrange City Council 180-day moratorium resolution, adopted 2025-09-23. After the moratorium expired, and following months of council debate over a more... |
| 2025-09-16 | Jones County | Data centers, Crypto mining | Jones County M-2 Data Center Ordinance (comprehensive land use plan / land use amendment adding data centers as a conditional use in M-2 industrial zoning),... |
| 2025-09-16 | Lamar County | Data centers | Lamar County Resolution 2025-18, 'Moratorium on Commercial and Manufacturing Development,' adopted September 16, 2025; extended as to data centers by... |
| 2025-09-16 | Troup County | Data centers | Troup County 90-day moratorium with public notice for extension (per Ledger-Enquirer reporting cited in GPB 2025-10-22) |
| 2025-09-03 | Clayton County | Data centers | Resolution 2025-193 (per Clayton County news release referenced in GPB 2025-10-22 reporting) [VERIFY: county news release URL... |
| 2025-09 | Pike County | Data centers | Pike County Unified Development Code, Article 14 (M-1 Manufacturing-Light), Sec. 1403.A.5 and related sections, adding minimum lot area, buffer, noise,... |
| 2025-09 | City of Social Circle | Data centers | Social Circle City Council moratorium action (original term and one extension); superseded by Ordinance No. 2026-ORD-2, amending Section 3.4.6 of the City... |
| 2025-06-25 | DeKalb County | Data centers | DeKalb County moratorium resolutions, including 2025-12-16 extension (originally numbered draft 2025-1694 per agenda referenced in research notes) [VERIFY... |
| 2025-05-06 | Coweta County | Data centers | (first instrument, May 2025) Board of Commissioners moratorium resolution; replaced by permanent data center ordinance posted at... |
| 2025-03-18 | Douglas County | Data centers | Douglas County Resolution 25-116, "Resolution: Moratorium Data Center Accessory" (PDF saved at... |