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.
“First reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 50, Article 4.1 of the Zoning Ordinance for a moratorium on data centers and similar uses (Action: Motion to offer for first reading and schedule a public hearing for…”
“Public Hearing – Artificial Intelligence Data Center Ordinance”
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo County | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Kalamazoo | Pending Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Crypto mining: Hearing notice, Oct 5, 2026 Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Crypto mining: Active; runs to Aug 16, 2027 (Moratorium Nation, enacted Aug 17, 2026) |
Hearing notice: data center moratorium · (upcoming) | 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 |
| Oshtemo Charter Township | In force Solar: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Aug 11, 2026) Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Mar 10, 2026) |
On the agenda (before the vote): solar moratorium · | 7 |
| 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 |
| Richland Township | Adopted Data centers: Extended, Sep 15, 2026 |
Adopted: data center moratorium · | 5 |
| Ross Township | Adopted Data centers: Extended, Jul 21, 2026 |
Extended: data center moratorium · | 3 |
| 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 |
| Schoolcraft Township | None known | On the agenda (before the vote): data center siting ordinance · (upcoming) | 4 |
| 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 | — | 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.
“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…”
Extended: data center moratorium, Township Board; meeting Sep 15, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Hearing notice: battery storage/crypto mining/data center moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Sep 3, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Hearing notice: solar moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Aug 27, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Adopted: solar moratorium, Township Board; meeting Aug 11, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Extended: battery storage/data center moratorium, Board of Trustees; meeting Jul 27, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Extended: data center moratorium, Township Board; meeting Jul 21, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Hearing notice: crypto mining/data center zoning amendment, Planning Commission; meeting Jul 15, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
Adopted: data center moratorium, Township Board; meeting Jul 13, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kalamazoo | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Crypto mining | Pending Hearing notice, Oct 5, 2026 |
Hearing notice for a proposed data center moratorium — City Commission, Oct 5, 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| Richland Township | Data centers | Adopted Extended, Sep 15, 2026 |
Data center moratorium extended — Township Board, Sep 15, 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) |
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 City of Kalamazoo (pending), City of Portage (in force), Comstock Charter Township (in force), Kalamazoo Charter Township (in force), Oshtemo Charter Township (in force), Texas Charter Township (in force), Cooper Charter Township (adopted), Richland Township (adopted) and Ross Township (adopted) in Kalamazoo County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Comstock Charter Township (in force) and Oshtemo Charter Township (in force) in Kalamazoo County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in City of Kalamazoo (pending), City of Portage (in force), Kalamazoo Charter Township (in force) and Oshtemo Charter Township (in force) in Kalamazoo County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Sep 30, 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 Sep 30, 2026. Not legal advice.