Gun Plain Township, MI
“2. Data Center Ordinance”
Status of all 35 local governments in Allegan County (the county and its townships, cities and villages) on moratoria and siting rules for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind.
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Townships/towns with cities and villages drawn on top. Boundaries: Census TIGER/Line 2025.
No upcoming hearing or vote detected in the 33 governments we monitor here.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegan County | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| Casco Township | In force Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Apr 20, 2026) |
— | 6 |
| Dorr Township | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Feb 26, 2026) Solar, Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Sep 15, 2026 |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · | 4 |
| Gun Plain Township | In force Battery storage (BESS): Active; runs to Dec 21, 2026 (Moratorium Nation, enacted Aug 6, 2026) |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center siting ordinance · | 1 |
| Saugatuck Township | In force Data centers: Extended; runs to Oct 31, 2026 (Moratorium Nation, enacted Feb 11, 2026) |
— | 2 |
| Allegan Township | None known | — | 5 |
| Cheshire Township | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Allegan | None known | — | 3 |
| City of Douglas | None known | — | 4 |
| City of Fennville | None known Not monitored yet
|
— | 0 |
| City of Holland | None known | Hearing notice: battery storage zoning amendment · | 3 |
| City of Otsego | None known | — | 4 |
| City of Plainwell | None known | — | 3 |
| City of Saugatuck | None known | — | 1 |
| City of Wayland | None known | — | 3 |
| Clyde Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Fillmore Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Ganges Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Heath Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Hopkins Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Laketown Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Lee Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Leighton Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Manlius Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Martin Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Monterey Township | None known | — | 3 |
| Otsego Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Overisel Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Salem Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Trowbridge Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Valley Township | None known | — | 4 |
| Village of Hopkins | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Martin | None known | — | 2 |
| Watson Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Wayland Township | None known | — | 1 |
“None known” means no record in Moratorium Nation and nothing detected in the documents we read; for governments we do not monitor yet it says nothing either way.
“2. Data Center Ordinance”
“a) Draft moratorium ordinance from Attorney Eberle”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casco Township | Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Data centers | In force Active |
Casco Township Board Resolution to Establish a Moratorium on the Issuance of Zoning Permits for Battery Energy Storage Systems, Solar Energy... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Dorr Township | Data centers | In force Active |
Dorr Township Ordinance 01-260, temporary 12-month moratorium on new or expanded data centers (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Dorr Township | Solar, Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Sep 15, 2026 |
Drafting of a data center moratorium — Sep 15, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Gun Plain Township | Battery storage (BESS) | In force Active; runs to Dec 21, 2026 |
Gun Plain Charter Township Ordinance No. 196, temporary moratorium on future BESS applications (preceded by Resolution 2026-9) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Saugatuck Township | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Oct 31, 2026 |
Saugatuck Township Ordinance No. 2026-01, an ordinance to impose a temporary moratorium on the acceptance of new building and zoning applications... (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.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Casco Township (in force), Dorr Township (in force) and Saugatuck Township (in force) in Allegan County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Casco Township (in force) and Dorr Township (in force) in Allegan County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Casco Township (in force) and Gun Plain Township (in force) in Allegan County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 33 of 35 governments in Allegan County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Sep 30, 2026. Not legal advice.