Status of all 25 local governments in Kalamazoo 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.
Hearing notice: battery storage/data center moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Nov 18, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Public hearing: solar zoning amendment, Planning Commission; meeting Nov 23, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Hearing notice: battery storage/data center moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Dec 3, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo County | None known | — | 2 |
| Oshtemo Charter Township | Pending Battery storage (BESS), Data centers, Solar: Hearing notice, Dec 3, 2026 Solar: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Aug 11, 2026) |
Hearing notice: battery storage/data center moratorium · (upcoming) | 7 |
| Richland Township | Pending Battery storage (BESS), Data centers: Hearing notice, Nov 18, 2026 |
Hearing notice: battery storage/data center moratorium · (upcoming) | 5 |
| City of Kalamazoo | In force Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Crypto mining: Active; runs to Aug 16, 2027 (Moratorium Nation, enacted Aug 17, 2026) |
Adopted: battery storage/crypto mining/data center moratorium · | 3 |
| City of Portage | In force Data centers, Battery storage (BESS): Active; runs to Dec 31, 2026 (Moratorium Nation, enacted Feb 24, 2026) |
Hearing notice: battery storage/data center moratorium · | 3 |
| Comstock Charter Township | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Mar 16, 2026) Solar, Wind: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Mar 16, 2026) |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center/solar/wind moratorium · | 6 |
| Kalamazoo Charter Township | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jul 27, 2026) Battery storage (BESS): Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jul 27, 2026) |
Adopted: battery storage/data center moratorium · | 2 |
| Texas Charter Township | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jun 22, 2026) |
— | 2 |
| Cooper Charter Township | Adopted Data centers: Adopted, Jul 13, 2026 |
Hearing notice: crypto mining/data center zoning amendment · | 7 |
| Ross Township | Adopted Data centers: Extended, Jul 21, 2026 |
Public hearing: solar zoning amendment · (upcoming) | 3 |
| Schoolcraft Township | Proposed Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Sep 14, 2026 |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center siting ordinance · | 4 |
| Alamo Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Brady Township | None known | — | 4 |
| Charleston Township | None known | — | 5 |
| City of Galesburg | None known | — | 3 |
| City of Parchment | None known | — | 3 |
| Climax Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Pavilion Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Prairie Ronde Township | None known | — | 6 |
| Village of Augusta | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Climax | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Richland | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Village of Schoolcraft | None known | — | 2 |
| Village of Vicksburg | None known | — | 2 |
| Wakeshma Township | None known | Adopted: solar zoning amendment · | 2 |
“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.
“…• The addition of Section 300.2005 placing a 12-month moratorium on data centers to give the Township an opportunity to study and address the same as a land use in the Township”
“d use in the 11 Township 12 13 The next item on the agenda was consideration of a moratorium to place a 12-month moratorium 14 on data centers and a nine-month moratorium battery energy storage systems.”
“SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ORDINANCE Supervisor Gatlin shared that the Planning Commission has been slowly working on a solar ordinance for several years.”
“d. Second Reading – Ordinance 697 Zoning Ordinance Solar Moratorium (Pg 9)”
“Motion to open public hearing for Proposed Solar Energy Systems Ordinance: Thole supported by McGehee.”
“Text - Working Draft 07/31/26 1 | P a g e Energy Systems – Draft One Zoning Ordinance Amendments (August 2026) Note: Create new Energy Systems Requirements for Special Uses Subsection in Ordinance including replacement…”
“BOARD COMMENTS Munn – None Gatlin – Supervisor Gatlin shared that the Planning Commission met last week on September 30th to review a solar ordinance.”
“…public safety, and other regulatory issues associated with data centers, battery energy storage systems, cryptocurrency mining centers, and AI data centers. Not later than the termination date of the moratorium as…”
“Public Hearing – Artificial Intelligence Data Center Ordinance”
“With respect to Utility-Scale SES of 50 MW nameplate capacity or greater, this section is intended to be, and shall be construed as, a Compatible Renewable Energy Ordinance under MCL 460.1221(f).”
“The proposed draft solar ordinance for the Township was returned by the Township Attorney to the Planning Commission with recommended changes and further review.”
“Resolution addressing moratoria on BESS and Data Centers as a land use in the Township 5b.”
“PUBLIC HEARING: PRINCIPAL USE SOLAR MORATORIUM Ms.”
“(d) Before the moratorium on data centers, battery energy storage systems, cryptocurrency mining centers, and AI data centers expires, the City Commission may extend the moratorium by resolution as appropriate to allow…”
“KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDINANCE NO. ___________ ADOPTED: September 15, 2026 EFFECTIVE: September 20, 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO ENACT A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS An Ordinance to protect the public health…”
“There was discussion on just recommending the approval of the data center ordinance rather than the moratorium on data centers.”
“…Principal Use Solar Energy System Moratorium In 2023, the Township adopted Ordinance 660 which established zoning ordinance provisions for solar energy systems.”
“Set Public Hearing on Data Centers Trustee Stafford presented information from the Planning Commission regarding a data center ordinance.”
“Public comment and testimony received demonstrated that data centers, BESS, and cryptomining-type uses create a unique industrial impact, unlike other M zoned uses. This moratorium is necessary to ensure that these uses…”
“PUBLIC HEARING: PRINCIPAL USE SOLAR MORATORIUM Ms.”
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| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
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| Oshtemo Charter Township | Battery storage (BESS), Data centers, Solar | Pending Hearing notice, Dec 3, 2026 |
Hearing notice for a proposed battery storage/data center moratorium — Planning Commission, Dec 3, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Oshtemo Charter Township | Solar | In force Active |
Oshtemo Charter Township Ordinance No. 695, an ordinance imposing a moratorium on Solar Energy Development for Principal-Use SES, Principal-Use... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Oshtemo Charter Township | Data centers | In force Active |
Oshtemo Charter Township Ordinance No. 688, Commercial Data Centers General Moratorium Ordinance (Moratorium Nation) Earlier item in our records: On the agenda (before the vote), Nov 25, 2025 |
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| Oshtemo Charter Township | Battery storage (BESS) | In force Active; runs to Nov 25, 2026 |
(first instrument, November 2025) Oshtemo Charter Township ordinance imposing a one-year moratorium on commercial energy storage system (BESS)... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Richland Township | Battery storage (BESS), Data centers | Pending Hearing notice, Nov 18, 2026 |
Hearing notice for a proposed battery storage/data center moratorium — Planning Commission, Nov 18, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| City of Kalamazoo | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Crypto mining | In force Active; runs to Aug 16, 2027 |
City Commission resolution establishing a moratorium on the acceptance and/or processing of applications for Data Centers, Battery Energy Storage... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| City of Portage | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS) | In force Active; runs to Dec 31, 2026 |
City of Portage Ordinances O-2-2026 (Chapter 42 Article 13, Secs. 42-1302/42-1303) and O-3-2026 (Sec. 42-140 zoning temporary moratorium) (Moratorium Nation) Earlier item in our records: Hearing notice, Feb 19, 2026 |
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| Comstock Charter Township | Data centers | In force Active |
Charter Township of Comstock Ordinance No. 565, temporary moratorium on data centers (PA 359 of 1947) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Comstock Charter Township | Solar, Wind | In force Active |
Charter Township of Comstock (Kalamazoo County) Ordinance No. 566, An Ordinance to Enact a Temporary Moratorium on Principal Use Solar and Wind... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Kalamazoo Charter Township | Data centers | In force Active |
Charter Township of Kalamazoo Ordinance No. 647, moratorium on data centers (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Kalamazoo Charter Township | Battery storage (BESS) | In force Active |
Charter Township of Kalamazoo Ordinance No. 646, temporary moratorium on battery energy storage facilities (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Texas Charter Township | Data centers | In force Active |
Resolution 26-12, under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (PA 110 of 2006) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Cooper Charter Township | Data centers | Adopted Adopted, Jul 13, 2026 |
Data center moratorium adopted — Township Board, Jul 13, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Ross Township | Data centers | Adopted Extended, Jul 21, 2026 |
Data center moratorium extended — Township Board, Jul 21, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Schoolcraft Township | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Sep 14, 2026 |
Planning commission recommendation on a proposed data center moratorium — Planning Commission, Sep 14, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) |
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 Nov 15, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Oshtemo Charter Township (pending), Richland Township (pending), City of Kalamazoo (in force), City of Portage (in force), Comstock Charter Township (in force), Kalamazoo Charter Township (in force), Texas Charter Township (in force), Cooper Charter Township (adopted), Ross Township (adopted) and Schoolcraft Township (proposed) in Kalamazoo County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Oshtemo Charter Township (pending) and Comstock Charter Township (in force) in Kalamazoo County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Oshtemo Charter Township (pending), Richland Township (pending), City of Kalamazoo (in force), City of Portage (in force) and Kalamazoo Charter Township (in force) in Kalamazoo County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show wind moratorium activity in Comstock Charter Township (in force) in Kalamazoo County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Nov 15, 2026. Not legal advice.