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Washington Charter Township, Michigan

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

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History

Hearing notice Zoning amendment Battery storage (BESS)Data centers
Planning Commission · · Macomb County
“s Motion by:____________ supported by:_________________ to schedule a Public Hearing for the October 8th, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting to consider proposed text amendments to the Charter Township of Washington…”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers
Planning Commission · · Macomb County
“Old Business A: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments Article 2: Definitions (related to data centers, industrial uses, ESS and shared active and passive Page 1 of 2”
Extended Moratorium Data centers
Board of Trustees · · Macomb County
“…of Washington Township • Supervisor Previti made a motion to extend the Data Center Moratorium 6 more months, to May 19, 2027, to allow Planning more time to work on ordinances.”
Adopted Moratorium Data centers
Board of Trustees · · Macomb County
“…of Washington Township • Supervisor Previti made a motion to extend the Data Center Moratorium 6 more months, to May 19, 2027, to allow Planning more time to work on ordinances.”
Source document, p. 10 (opens in a new tab) Minutes +1 related mention
Extended Moratorium Data centers
Board of Trustees · · Macomb County
“…of Washington Township • Supervisor Previti made a motion to extend the Data Center Moratorium 6 more months, to May 19, 2027, to allow Planning more time to work on ordinances.”
Source document, p. 10 (opens in a new tab) Minutes +1 related mention
On the agenda (before the vote) Project application Data centers
Board of Trustees · · Macomb County
“Small scale data centers as special land use only within the industrial zoning districts.”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers
Board of Trustees · · Macomb County
“…Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments Draft Ordinance:Continued Discussion Text Amendments: Related to the regulation of Data Centers and Large-Scale Industrial Uses environmental consultants over the past few weeks, and…”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers
Board of Trustees · · Macomb County
“…Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments Draft Ordinance:Continued Discussion Text Amendments: Related to the regulation of Data Centers and Large-Scale Industrial Uses environmental consultants over the past few weeks, and…”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers
Planning Commission · · Macomb County
“Old Business: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments Article 2: Definitions (related to data centers, industrial uses, ESS and shared active and passive recreation amenities) 2| Page”
Source document, p. 2 (opens in a new tab) Minutes +3 related mentions
On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Data centers
Planning Commission · · Macomb County
“…Dragun Corporation (Dragun) to review the draft Washington Township Data Center and Large-Scale Industrial Ordinance Amendments and provide comments on the siting and environmental requirements.”
On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Battery storage (BESS)Data centers
Planning Commission · · Macomb County
“Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) [​New Section​]:​ ​The​​Board​​of​​Trustees​​is​​in​​the​​process​​of​​securing​​an​​expert​​to​​provide​​input​​on​​development​​of​​a​…”
On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Battery storage (BESS)Data centers
Planning Commission · · Macomb County
“Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) [​New Section​]:​ ​The​​Board​​of​​Trustees​​is​​in​​the​​process​​of​​securing​​an​​expert​​to​​provide​​input​​on​​development​​of​​a​…”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers
Planning Commission · · Macomb County
“Draft of Amendments to Zoning Ordinance, Related to Data Centers and​ ​Large-Scale Industrial Uses​ ​Last Revised​:​​September 1, 2026​June 29, 2026​June 4, 2026​June 1, 2026​ ​Purpose:​ ​The​ ​purposes​ ​of​ ​amending​…”
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers
Planning Commission · · Macomb County
“Draft of Amendments to Zoning Ordinance, Related to Data Centers and Large-Scale Industrial Uses Last Revised: September 2, 2026 Planning Commission Members: text highlighted in yellow represents language that has been…”

Enacted moratoria on record

  • 2026-05-20 · Data centers
    Resolution 2026-14, under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (PA 110 of 2006)

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