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Oshtemo Charter Township, Michigan

Moratoria, zoning amendments and siting ordinances for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind in Oshtemo Charter Township (Kalamazoo County).

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On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Solar
Planning Commission · · Kalamazoo County
“PUBLIC HEARING: PRINCIPAL USE SOLAR MORATORIUM Ms.”
Source document, p. 27 (opens in a new tab) Packet
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Solar
Planning Commission · · Kalamazoo County
“PUBLIC HEARING: PRINCIPAL USE SOLAR MORATORIUM Ms.”
Source document, p. 27 (opens in a new tab) Packet
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Solar
Planning Commission · · Kalamazoo County
“ncipal Use Solar Energy System – Zoning Moratorium Objective: Conduct first reading and schedule second reading of Ordinance 697 which imposes a 6-month zoning moratorium on principal use solar energy system development…”
Source document, p. 43 (opens in a new tab) Packet
Hearing notice Moratorium Solar
Planning Commission · · Kalamazoo County

Hearing notice: solar moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Aug 27, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Solar
Township Board · · Kalamazoo County

On the agenda (before the vote): solar moratorium, Township Board; meeting Aug 11, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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Adopted Moratorium Solar
Township Board · · Kalamazoo County

Adopted: solar moratorium, Township Board; meeting Aug 11, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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Adopted Moratorium Data centers
Governing body not stated · · Kalamazoo County

Adopted: data center moratorium; meeting Apr 9, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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Adopted Moratorium Data centers
Township Board · · Kalamazoo County

Adopted: data center moratorium, Township Board; meeting Mar 10, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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Adopted Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)
Governing body not stated · · Kalamazoo County

Adopted: battery storage moratorium; meeting Dec 18, 2025. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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Adopted Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)
Governing body not stated · · Kalamazoo County

Adopted: battery storage moratorium; meeting Dec 4, 2025. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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Hearing notice Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)
Governing body not stated · · Kalamazoo County

Hearing notice: battery storage moratorium; meeting Dec 4, 2025. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)
Governing body not stated · · Kalamazoo County

On the agenda (before the vote): battery storage moratorium; meeting Dec 4, 2025. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)
Township Board · · Kalamazoo County

On the agenda (before the vote): battery storage moratorium, Township Board; meeting Nov 25, 2025. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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Adopted Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)
Township Board · · Kalamazoo County

Adopted: battery storage moratorium, Township Board; meeting Nov 25, 2025. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
Township Board · · Kalamazoo County

On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium, Township Board; meeting Mar 10, 2025. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

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Enacted moratoria on record

  • 2026-08-11 · Solar
    Oshtemo Charter Township Ordinance No. 695, an ordinance imposing a moratorium on Solar Energy Development for Principal-Use SES, Principal-Use (Large) SES, and Principal-Use (Small) SES, adopted at the August 11, 2026 Township Board meeting (second reading; first reading July 28, 2026), published August 20, 2026
  • 2026-03-10 · Data centers
    Oshtemo Charter Township Ordinance No. 688, Commercial Data Centers General Moratorium Ordinance
  • 2025-11-25 · Battery storage (BESS)
    (first instrument, November 2025) Oshtemo Charter Township ordinance imposing a one-year moratorium on commercial energy storage system (BESS) development, adopted 5-2 on first reading and unanimously (two absent) on second/final reading at the November 25, 2025 Township Board meeting; specific ordinance number not confirmed despite checking the township's PA233-BESS information page, its Notices archive, news coverage (MLive, Energy-Storage.news), and the encodeplus.com compiled-ordinance viewer (which does show Ordinance No. 688, the later data-center moratorium, and No. 695, the later solar moratorium, but the relevant section for the November 2025 BESS moratorium could not be located by section ID)

Source: Moratorium Nation (Michael J. Bommarito), CC BY 4.0. Matched to this jurisdiction by name and location; check the original record.