Every local moratorium we know of in Georgia, by county, township, town, city and village: 74 records, of which 50 are in force or recently adopted and 4 are pending or proposed. Upcoming votes are listed below.
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“Requested by Council Member Waters 20260818 Data Center Ordinance and Georgia Tech Proposal Discussion regarding the development of an ordinance to address data center zoning applications.”
“and development, and permit applications for data centers while the County's proposed regulations WHEREAS, without an extended moratorium, there may be a rush of rezoning, land are being studied, prepared, and…”
“a. Data Center Ordinance”
74 records
| Date | Government | County | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County | — | Data centers | Pending On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 1, 2026 |
Drafting of a data center moratorium — Board of Commissioners, Oct 1, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| City of East Point | Fulton County | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Sep 21, 2026 |
Vote scheduled on a proposed data center moratorium — City Council, Sep 21, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Lamar County | — | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Sep 15, 2026 |
Vote scheduled on a proposed data center moratorium — Sep 15, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Grady County | — | Solar | Proposed Hearing notice, Sep 15, 2026 |
Hearing notice for a proposed solar moratorium — Sep 15, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Chatham County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Ordinance of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners creating new subsection 3-102 of Article I, imposing a temporary moratorium on development... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Forest Park | Clayton County | Data centers | In force Active |
Forest Park City Council 90-day data center moratorium (instrument number not published) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Savannah | Chatham County | Data centers | In force Active |
City Council ordinance imposing a 155-day temporary moratorium on data centers of 10 MW or greater and on conversion of industrial buildings of... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Lowndes County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Board of Commissioners moratorium on accepting applications for data center permits in unincorporated Lowndes County (instrument number not published) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Bloomingdale | Chatham County | Data centers | In force Active |
Resolution No. 2026-012 (City of Bloomingdale) declaring a moratorium on acceptance of applications relating to establishment or expansion of data centers (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Ball Ground | Cherokee County | Data centers | In force Active; runs to Feb 9, 2027 |
Ball Ground City Council moratorium on data center applications (instrument and term not published in accessible sources) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Putnam County | — | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Solar | In force Active; runs to Nov 18, 2026 |
Board of Commissioners moratorium on new data centers, battery energy storage facilities and solar farms (instrument number not published) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Appling County | — | Data centers | Ended Expired |
Appling County Board of Commissioners Resolution declaring a temporary 40-day emergency moratorium on data center facilities (electrical permits,... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Madison County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Feb 22, 2027 |
Madison County Board of Commissioners moratorium actions (30-day moratorium, early August 2026; extended/readopted 2026-08-31); instrument numbers... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| 2026-08 | Banks County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Mar 9, 2027 |
Banks County Board of Commissioners initial 30-day emergency moratorium on data center applications (August 2026, to update the county code),... (Moratorium Nation) |
| Paulding County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Paulding County Board of Commissioners resolution suspending new data center applications, zoning requests, and civil plan reviews (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Albany | Dougherty County | Data centers | In force Active |
Albany City Commission vote adopting a 12-month halt on all new data center development (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Toccoa | Stephens County | Data centers | In force Active |
Toccoa City Commission data center ordinance moratorium (instrument number not published) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Cherokee County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Feb 14, 2027 |
Cherokee County Board of Commissioners resolution instituting a 30-day moratorium on data center applications (July 2026), extended by a Board... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Chamblee | DeKalb County | Data centers | In force Active |
Chamblee City Council temporary moratorium suspending acceptance of applications relating to new data centers (sponsored by At-Large Councilmember... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Dougherty County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Feb 27, 2027 |
Dougherty County Commission vote adopting a 45-day pause on data center projects (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Warner Robins | Houston County | Data centers | In force Active |
Warner Robins City Council temporary six-month moratorium on acceptance, processing or issuance of zoning, building permit, business license and... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Walker County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Feb 2, 2027 |
Board of Commissioners vote approving a 30-day moratorium barring acceptance of applications to locate data centers in unincorporated Walker County (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Oglethorpe County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners 90-day moratorium on data center applications (added to agenda on motion of Commissioner Tracy Norman);... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Franklin County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Franklin County Board of Commissioners moratorium on data centers (instrument number not published) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Adel | Cook County | Data centers | In force Active |
Resolution No. 26-02, imposing a 180-day moratorium on accepting, processing, or considering data center site applications and issuing construction permits (Moratorium Nation) | |
| 2026-07 | Town of Maysville | Jackson County | Data centers | In force Active |
Maysville City Council 180-day moratorium on data center requests (instrument number not published) (Moratorium Nation) |
| 2026-07 | Terrell County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Terrell County Board of Commissioners six-month moratorium on new data centers (instrument number not published) (Moratorium Nation) |
| 2026-07 | City of Marietta | Cobb County | Data centers | In force Active; runs to Dec 31, 2026 |
Marietta City Council resolution/ordinance adopting a 6-month moratorium on new data centers (Moratorium Nation) |
| Coweta County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
(second instrument, June 2026) Coweta County Board of Commissioners resolution imposing a 180-day moratorium on acceptance of permits, land use... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Milton | Fulton County | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Jan 16, 2027 |
City Council resolution enacting a 30-day pause on data center applications and permits, subsequently extended (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Garden City | Chatham County | Data centers, Crypto mining | In force Active |
Adopted resolution establishing an immediate six-month moratorium on new applications and permits for establishing, constructing, or expanding... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Floyd County | — | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
County Commission vote approving an 80-day moratorium on data center projects (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Colquitt County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Feb 28, 2027 |
Colquitt County Commission moratorium on construction of data centers (and cryptocurrency mining centers under the planned ordinance), proposed by... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Augusta-Richmond County (County) | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Augusta Commission action on a Planning and Development recommendation; 49-day moratorium adopted 2026-06-02, extended 60 days 2026-07-21.... (Moratorium Nation) | ||
| Hart County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Board of Commissioners vote (5-0) imposing a 180-day moratorium on construction of data centers (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Kingsland | Camden County | Data centers | In force Active |
City Council 'Data Center Ordinance Rescission and Moratorium Ordinance' (approved 2026-05-11, passed as amended, unanimous), rescinding Ordinance... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Camden County | — | Data centers | In force Active; runs to Nov 1, 2026 |
Camden County Board of Commissioners resolution adopting a 6-month moratorium on data centers, adopted May 5, 2026 with the exclusion of sections... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Calhoun | Gordon County | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Jan 25, 2027 |
Calhoun City Council resolution (adopted unanimously 2026-04-27) halting all applications for zoning decisions, land disturbance permits and... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Stephens County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Oct 14, 2026 |
Board of Commissioners vote extending the moratorium barring acceptance of land-use applications for data centers (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Decatur County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Decatur County Board of Commissioners moratorium adopted at the April 14, 2026 regular meeting. Per the county's signed minutes: County Attorney... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Cedartown | Polk County | Data centers | In force Active |
Cedartown City Commission Resolution 4, 2026, adopted March 23, 2026 (unanimous). (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Heard County | — | Data centers | Ended Expired |
Board of Commissioners Resolution (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Polk County | — | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Board of Commissioners action item 2 of 2026-03-03 Regular Meeting: "Consider an Ordinance Amendment to add 'Chapter 33 – Data Centers' to the... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Carroll County | — | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Solar | In force Extended; runs to Nov 12, 2026 |
Carroll County Board of Commissioners resolution adopted March 3, 2026, applicable only to unincorporated Carroll County; extension resolution... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Hall County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Feb 23, 2027 |
Hall County Board of Commissioners moratorium on detention centers, high-density developments, and data centers, voted 2026-02-26 (per WSB-TV... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Meriwether County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Nov 21, 2026 |
Meriwether County Board of Commissioners moratorium on data center applications in unincorporated areas, extended by action of 2026-07-28... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Cobb County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Feb 24, 2027 |
Board of Commissioners moratorium resolution adopted unanimously 2026-02-24; extended by resolution adopted 2026-08-11 (BOC Regular Meeting agenda... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Newton County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Oct 7, 2026 |
Resolution R-040726b (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Bulloch County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Dec 31, 2026 |
Bulloch County Board of Commissioners resolution adopted 2026-02-17 [VERIFY: news reporting (WJCL) confirms board action; resolution number not... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Gordon County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Jan 29, 2027 |
Board of Commissioners motion adopting a data center moratorium on 2026-02-03; extended by resolution adopted at the 2026-07-07 regular meeting... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Brooks County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Dec 31, 2026 |
Resolution 26-R-01 (Moratorium Nation) | |
| 2026-02 | City of Hogansville | Troup County | Data centers | In force Extended |
City Council moratorium on data center applications, extended by council votes 2026-05-04, 2026-07-20 and 2026-08-17 (5-0) (Moratorium Nation) |
| City of Fayetteville | Fayette County | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Resolution 26-R-07 (90-day moratorium on annexation, rezoning, variance, and conceptual site plans for data centers; adopted unanimously per... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Thomas County | — | Data centers | In force Active |
Thomas County Board of Commissioners special-called meeting, January 20, 2026: Commissioner Baggett moved that a 12-month moratorium on the... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Rockdale County | — | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS) | In force Extended; runs to Oct 1, 2026 |
Rockdale County Resolution No. 2026-01 (moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage systems), extended 2026-05-12 and amended by... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Griffin | Spalding County | Data centers, Crypto mining | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Griffin City Commission resolution on technological facilities (data centers and crypto mining), 2026-01-13 [VERIFY: news reporting confirms vote... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Roswell | Fulton County | Data centers | Ended Expired |
Temporary emergency moratorium adopted unanimously by Roswell Mayor and City Council on 2026-01-12 (per WABE and Atlanta News First reporting)... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Crawford County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Oct 1, 2026 |
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... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Covington | Newton County | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Original moratorium resolution adopted 2026-01-05, ratified 2026-01-20, and extended by council action multiple times (to Aug. 4, 2026 per the... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| 2026-01 | Lee County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Dec 31, 2026 |
Board of Commissioners resolution extending the data center moratorium in unincorporated Lee County while staff studies and drafts an ordinance (Moratorium Nation) |
| 2026-01 | City of East Point | Fulton County | Data centers | In force Extended |
City Council voice-vote extension of an existing data center moratorium (Moratorium Nation) |
| City of South Fulton | Fulton County | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Resolution RES2025-094 (adopted 2025-12-09) instituting a six-month moratorium on applications for new data centers or other large-scale data... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Monroe County | — | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
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... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Athens-Clarke County (County) | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
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... (Moratorium Nation) | ||
| City of LaGrange | Troup County | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
LaGrange City Council 180-day moratorium resolution, adopted 2025-09-23. After the moratorium expired, and following months of council debate over... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Troup County | — | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Troup County 90-day moratorium with public notice for extension (per Ledger-Enquirer reporting cited in GPB 2025-10-22) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Lamar County | — | Data centers | In force Extended |
Lamar County Resolution 2025-18, 'Moratorium on Commercial and Manufacturing Development,' adopted September 16, 2025; extended as to data centers... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Jones County | — | Data centers, Crypto mining | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Jones County M-2 Data Center Ordinance (comprehensive land use plan / land use amendment adding data centers as a conditional use in M-2... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Clayton County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Dec 31, 2026 |
Resolution 2025-193 (per Clayton County news release referenced in GPB 2025-10-22 reporting) [VERIFY: county news release URL... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| 2025-09 | Pike County | — | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Pike County Unified Development Code, Article 14 (M-1 Manufacturing-Light), Sec. 1403.A.5 and related sections, adding minimum lot area, buffer,... (Moratorium Nation) |
| 2025-09 | City of Social Circle | Walton County | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
Social Circle City Council moratorium action (original term and one extension); superseded by Ordinance No. 2026-ORD-2, amending Section 3.4.6 of... (Moratorium Nation) |
| DeKalb County | — | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Mar 30, 2027 |
DeKalb County moratorium resolutions, including 2025-12-16 extension (originally numbered draft 2025-1694 per agenda referenced in research notes)... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Coweta County | — | Data centers | Ended Replaced by permanent rules |
(first instrument, May 2025) Board of Commissioners moratorium resolution; replaced by permanent data center ordinance posted at... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Douglas County | — | Data centers | Ended Expired |
Douglas County Resolution 25-116, "Resolution: Moratorium Data Center Accessory" (PDF saved at... (Moratorium Nation) |
Moratorium records marked “Moratorium Nation” come from the Moratorium Nation inventory by Michael J. Bommarito, licensed CC BY 4.0; status follows that inventory, and we mark a record ended once its recorded end date has passed. Records marked “Siting Radar” are our own detections in public meeting documents: the status is the latest step we saw, with a link to the source. Not legal advice.
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| Month | Moratorium Nation | Siting Radar | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Jun 2026 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General information about state law as checked on Sep 29, 2026, with sources. Not legal advice; thresholds, exemptions and pending legislation change.
“a. Data Center Ordinance”
“meeting live online - Camden BOC - YouTube __________________________________________________________________ Convene Work Session 6:00 PM • Discussion regarding Data Center Ordinance.”
“…All Commission Districts Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 27 of the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, to establish Data Center Definitions and Data Center Classifications for regulatory oversight of any potential…”
“Text Amendment Application TAZ 2026.02 – Ordinance 2026.10 Amend Zoning Ordinance to Add Article IX Data Centers”
“…to impose, continue, and extend the temporary review period and moratorium on the establishment of new large-scale data centers in Dougherty County up to 180 days.”
“Is this a rezoning of the former data-center property?”
“Council Approval on an Ordinance to Extend Data Center Moratorium Presented by: Planning & Community Development City Attorney's Office”
“Discussion of UDO Text Amendments Regarding Heavy Industrial (HI) Zoning District, Standards & Regulations for Data Center Developments, and Procedures and Requirements Related to Developments of Impact Meeting to be…”
“o There are potential code amendments needed for ADUs, food trucks, data centers, and outdoor storage. ● Parks & Rec - Director Travis Landrum presented.”
“o There are potential code amendments needed for ADUs, food trucks, data centers, and outdoor storage. ● Parks & Rec - Director Travis Landrum presented.”
“ZA-R-262 –Approval of the Proposed Data Center Ordinance to provide clear regulatory standards for future data center development.”
“Discussion and guidance regarding the development of a data center ordinance”
“d of Commissioners Office 33 17th Ave NW Cairo, GA 39827 The Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday September 15, 2026, at 6:00 PM on the Solar Farm Moratorium.”
“e. Resolution 2026-15 Data Center Moratorium”
As of Sep 30, 2026 we list 74 local moratoria in Georgia: 70 from the Moratorium Nation inventory (CC BY 4.0) and 4 more found in meeting documents we monitor. 50 are in force or recently adopted, 4 are pending or proposed and 20 have ended. Coverage is partial, so the real number is likely higher.
As of Sep 30, 2026, 50 Georgia governments have a data center moratorium in force or recently adopted in our records, including Chatham County, City of Forest Park, City of Savannah, Lowndes County, City of Bloomingdale, City of Ball Ground, Putnam County, Madison County, Banks County, Paulding County, City of Albany, City of Toccoa and 38 more. Most are temporary moratoria, not permanent bans; check the linked records for dates.
2 Georgia governments have a solar moratorium in force or recently adopted in our records as of Sep 30, 2026, including Putnam County and Carroll County.
3 Georgia governments have a battery storage moratorium in force or recently adopted in our records as of Sep 30, 2026, including Putnam County, Carroll County and Rockdale County.
Yes. We have 3 upcoming hearings or votes on moratoria and siting rules in Georgia in the next 120 days; the next is in City of Marietta on Sep 30, 2026 (on the agenda (before the vote)). The list on this page is updated daily.
Georgia has no statewide siting board for merchant power plants, data centers, battery storage or wind; counties and cities decide siting through zoning under the state constitution (Art. IX, Sec. II, Para. IV). Which state and local rules apply to a given project depends on its type and size; the cited notes on this page summarise Georgia's siting authority as of Sep 29, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
No. This page is information compiled automatically from public records and the Moratorium Nation inventory. It may be incomplete or out of date. Read the linked sources and confirm with the local government and your counsel.