Chippewa County, Michigan: moratoria and siting rules

Status of all 19 local governments in Chippewa 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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0
with a moratorium in force or adopted
0
with a moratorium pending or proposed
1
upcoming hearings and votes
13
of 19 governments monitored

Map

Bay Mills Township: no moratorium knownBruce Township: no moratorium knownChippewa Township: no moratorium knownDafter Township: no moratorium knownDetour Township: no moratorium knownDrummond Township: no moratorium knownHulbert Township: no moratorium knownKinross Charter Township: no moratorium knownPickford Township: no moratorium knownRaber Township: no moratorium knownRudyard Township: no moratorium knownSoo Township: no moratorium knownSugar Island Township: no moratorium knownSuperior Township: no moratorium knownTrout Lake Township: no moratorium knownWhitefish Township: no moratorium knownCity of Sault Ste. Marie: no moratorium knownVillage of De Tour Village: no moratorium knownChippewa County: no moratorium known
  • Moratorium in force or adopted
  • Vote pending or proposed
  • Ended
  • None known

Townships/towns with cities and villages drawn on top. Boundaries: Census TIGER/Line 2025.

Upcoming votes and hearings

  1. Hearing notice Zoning amendment Data centers

    Whitefish Township, MI

    Township Board · (upcoming) · Chippewa County

    Hearing notice: data center zoning amendment, Township Board; meeting Nov 12, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

    Original notice (opens in a new tab) Notice +1 related mention

Every government in Chippewa County

GovernmentMoratorium statusLatest or next itemSources monitored
Chippewa County None known — 1
Bay Mills Township None known — 1
Bruce Township None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Chippewa Township None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
City of Sault Ste. Marie None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Dafter Township None known — 2
Detour Township None known Adopted: data center siting ordinance · 1
Drummond Township None known — 1
Hulbert Township None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Kinross Charter Township None known — 2
Pickford Township None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Raber Township None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Rudyard Township None known — 1
Soo Township None known — 2
Sugar Island Township None known — 1
Superior Township None known — 1
Trout Lake Township None known — 1
Village of De Tour Village None known Hearing notice: data center zoning amendment · 1
Whitefish Township None known Hearing notice: data center zoning amendment · (upcoming) 5

“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.

Recent items (last 90 days)

On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers

Whitefish Township, MI

Governing body not stated · · Chippewa County
“- Review of the status of Draft Zoning Ordinance Amendments Regulating Data Center Land Use: The proposed amendments have been reviewed by Township attorneys Foster Swift, and refined by them with additional…”
Source document, p. 1 (opens in a new tab) Minutes +1 related mention

Frequently asked questions

Does Chippewa County, Michigan have a data center moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 13 of 19 governments in Chippewa County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does Chippewa County, Michigan have a solar moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 13 of 19 governments in Chippewa County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does Chippewa County, Michigan have a battery storage moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 13 of 19 governments in Chippewa County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does Chippewa County, Michigan have a wind moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 13 of 19 governments in Chippewa County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

How current is this page?

It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Sep 30, 2026. Not legal advice.