Status of all 24 local governments in Ottawa 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: data center moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Feb 15, 2027. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa County | None known | — | 3 |
| Jamestown Charter Township | Pending Data centers, Solar: Hearing notice, Feb 15, 2027 |
Hearing notice: data center moratorium · (upcoming) | 5 |
| Allendale Charter Township | In force Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jun 8, 2026) |
Adopted: battery storage/data center/solar/wind moratorium · | 4 |
| Blendon Township | In force Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jun 15, 2026) |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · | 2 |
| Zeeland Charter Township | In force Data centers, Solar, Wind, Battery storage (BESS), Crypto mining: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Sep 1, 2026) Data centers: Rescinded (Moratorium Nation, enacted Mar 3, 2026) |
— | 3 |
| Chester Township | Proposed Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 12, 2026 |
On the agenda (before the vote): battery storage/data center siting ordinance · | 2 |
| Olive Township | Proposed Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Jan 15, 2026 |
On the agenda (before the vote): battery storage siting ordinance · | 5 |
| Wright Township | Proposed Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Aug 12, 2026 |
On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · | 1 |
| City of Coopersville | None known | — | 1 |
| City of Ferrysburg | None known | — | 1 |
| City of Grand Haven | None known | — | 4 |
| City of Hudsonville | None known | — | 3 |
| City of Zeeland | None known | — | 5 |
| Crockery Township | None known | — | 2 |
| Georgetown Charter Township | None known | — | 5 |
| Grand Haven Charter Township | None known | On the agenda (before the vote): data center zoning amendment · | 1 |
| Holland Charter Township | None known | Public hearing: battery storage zoning amendment · | 10 |
| Park Township | None known Not monitored yet
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— | 0 |
| Polkton Charter Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Port Sheldon Township | None known | On the agenda (before the vote): battery storage siting ordinance · | 2 |
| Robinson Township | None known | — | 5 |
| Spring Lake Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Tallmadge Charter Township | None known | — | 1 |
| Village of Spring Lake | 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.
“…Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment – Consideration of an amendment submitted by Josh Eggleston, Township Manager, to add the minimum requirements and regulations for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of…”
“OLD BUSINESS • 2026 Master Plan Map • Data Centers Text Amendment EXTENDED PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS ONLY (Limited to 3 minutes please)”
“Section ___ of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the amendment of Section _____ to allow small-scale data centers as a permitted use in the C-1 District, to read in its entirety as follows: (ff) Small-Scale Data…”
“e) Data Center Moratorium Extension Text Amendment – Second Reading”
“OLD BUSINESS Battery Energy Storage Systems Ordinance Review Data Center Ordinance Review”
“c. BESS amendment ordinance (upon lawyer review if completed)”
“NEW BUSINESS Data Center Temporary Moratorium Resolution 2026-10-02 Logo use Policy Resolution 2026-10-01 Yearly County Drain Assessments/Drain at Large Budget Workshop dates: Jan 18 and Feb 15 at 6pm;”
“Planning Commission Discussion Draft Ordinance Discussion on Battery Energy Storage Systems The Commissioners discussed the battery storage systems and there were no issues with the attorney’s redline recommendations.…”
“Meyer agreed that small-scale data centers should require special land use and suggested considering a data center overlay district to identify appropriate locations.”
“26 Re: Data Center Moratorium Throughout the last few months, the Planning Commission has reviewed background research and held discussions regarding potential data center ordinance language.”
“g) Data Center Moratorium Extension Text Amendment – First Reading”
“Agenda Approval-Motion by Denhof to approve the agenda with amendments of ACH and data center moratorium.”
“…Meekhof made a motion to forward the proposed article 16A BESS Ordinance to the Township Board for approval, subject to legal review, with specific consideration of the waiver provision and the amendment requiring…”
“s guiding solar language from Chester Townships solar energy systems Sections 346 and 1912 in addition to language recommended by MTA in their “Workable Sample BESS Ordinance.” Aaron Bigelow 616-919-2370 Major…”
“NEW BUSINESS: • Public Hearing o Text Amendment-Section 29.7D-Moratorium for Certain Uses and Developments to extend the date of the current moratorium on data center developments to February 15, 2027.”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Charter Township | Data centers, Solar | Pending Hearing notice, Feb 15, 2027 |
Hearing notice for a proposed data center moratorium — Planning Commission, Feb 15, 2027. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Allendale Charter Township | Data centers, Battery storage (BESS), Solar, Wind | In force Active |
Ordinance 2026-07, under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (PA 110 of 2006) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Blendon Township | Data centers | In force Active |
Resolution 2026-06.1, 'to Enact a Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers' (adopted 2026-06-15) (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Zeeland Charter Township | Data centers, Solar, Wind, Battery storage (BESS), Crypto mining | In force Active |
Township Board resolution 'A Resolution Enacting Temporary Moratoria on Energy Facilities and Data Centers' adopted 2026-09-01 under Section 3.36... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Zeeland Charter Township | Data centers | Ended Rescinded |
Resolution No. 1027 (Zeeland Charter Township Board, 2026-03-03), temporary moratorium on data centers; repealed by the 2026-09-01 'Resolution... (Moratorium Nation) | |
| Chester Township | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 12, 2026 |
Vote scheduled on a proposed data center moratorium — Township Board, Oct 12, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Olive Township | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Jan 15, 2026 |
Discussion of a possible data center moratorium — Jan 15, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| Wright Township | Data centers | Proposed On the agenda (before the vote), Aug 12, 2026 |
Planning commission recommendation on a proposed data center moratorium — Township Board Minutes, Aug 12, 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 Jamestown Charter Township (pending), Allendale Charter Township (in force), Blendon Township (in force), Zeeland Charter Township (in force), Chester Township (proposed), Olive Township (proposed) and Wright Township (proposed) in Ottawa County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show solar moratorium activity in Jamestown Charter Township (pending), Allendale Charter Township (in force) and Zeeland Charter Township (in force) in Ottawa County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Allendale Charter Township (in force) and Zeeland Charter Township (in force) in Ottawa County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show wind moratorium activity in Allendale Charter Township (in force) and Zeeland Charter Township (in force) in Ottawa 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.