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Howell Township, Michigan

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

Pending

No upcoming vote or hearing detected in the documents we have read.

History

On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
Governing body not stated · · Livingston County
“Board Representative Boal questioned if they were adding a minor data center definition back into the ordinance.”
Hearing notice Moratorium Data centers
Governing body not stated · · Livingston County
“Board Representative Boal questioned if they were adding a minor data center definition back into the ordinance.”
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
Governing body not stated · · Livingston County
“Board Representative Boal questioned if they were adding a minor data center definition back into the ordinance.”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Crypto mining
Planning Commission · · Livingston County
“…Type Facility Size Ranges in lines Square Feet 200 Feet Minimum Cryptocurrency Regulated by lot coverage district Mining standard 200 Feet Minimum Data Center Regulated by lot coverage district”
Source document, p. 95 (opens in a new tab) Packet +3 related mentions
On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Data centers
Planning Commission · · Livingston County
“…and the Residents Research Committee (RRC) to develop a draft ordinance to regulate the siting and development of Data Centers and other High Resource Demand Facilities.”
On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Data centers
Governing body not stated · · Livingston County
“…and the Residents Research Committee (RRC) to develop a draft ordinance to regulate the siting and development of Data Centers and other High Resource Demand Facilities.”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Crypto mining
Governing body not stated · · Livingston County
“Howell Township Draft High Impact Land Use Overlay District Language Draft date 9/15/26 and cryptocurrency mining facilities.”
Source document, p. 9 (opens in a new tab) Other +2 related mentions
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Crypto miningData centers
Governing body not stated · · Livingston County
“Table X below outlines the dimensional regulations and siting Requirements for data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities within the High Impact Land Use Overlay District.”
On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Battery storage (BESS)Data centersSolar
Governing body not stated · · Livingston County
“…be best to either ​ ​ remove point c., or amend the Renewable Energy Ordinance to allow for solar as an ​ ​ accessory use for HILU’s, to be able to send power back to the grid, and not be ​ ​ subjected to the RE Overlay.”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Crypto miningData centers
Governing body not stated · · Livingston County
“…Dimensional Standards and Siting Requirements Table X below outlines the dimensional regulations and siting Requirements for data ​centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities within the High Impact Land Use Overlay…”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Crypto miningData centers
Governing body not stated · · Livingston County
“…Dimensional Standards and Siting Requirements Table X below outlines the dimensional regulations and siting Requirements for data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities within the High Impact Land Use Overlay…”

Enacted moratoria on record

  • 2025-11-20 · Data centers
    Data Center Moratorium ordinance; formal ordinance number not identified

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