Van Buren County, Michigan: moratoria and siting rules

Status of all 30 local governments in Van Buren 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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5
with a moratorium in force or adopted
0
with a moratorium pending or proposed
0
upcoming hearings and votes
25
of 30 governments monitored

Map

Almena Township: no moratorium knownAntwerp Township: no moratorium knownArlington Township: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)Bangor Township: no moratorium knownBloomingdale Township: no moratorium knownColumbia Township: no moratorium knownCovert Township: no moratorium knownDecatur Township: no moratorium knownGeneva Township: no moratorium knownHamilton Township: no moratorium knownHartford Township: no moratorium knownKeeler Township: no moratorium knownLawrence Township: no moratorium knownPaw Paw Township: no moratorium knownPine Grove Township: In forcePorter Township: no moratorium knownSouth Haven Charter Township: no moratorium knownWaverly Township: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)City of Bangor: no moratorium knownCity of Gobles: no moratorium knownCity of Hartford: no moratorium knownCity of South Haven: no moratorium knownVillage of Bloomingdale: no moratorium knownVillage of Breedsville: no moratorium knownVillage of Decatur: no moratorium knownVillage of Lawrence: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)Village of Lawton: no moratorium knownVillage of Mattawan: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)Village of Paw Paw: no moratorium knownVan Buren 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

No upcoming hearing or vote detected in the 25 governments we monitor here.

Every government in Van Buren County

GovernmentMoratorium statusLatest or next itemSources monitored
Van Buren County None known — 4
Pine Grove Township In force
Data centers: Active (Moratorium Nation, enacted Jun 3, 2026)
Adopted: data center moratorium · 2
Arlington Township Adopted
Data centers: Adopted, May 20, 2026
Adopted: data center moratorium · 4
Village of Lawrence Adopted
Data centers: Adopted, Jul 29, 2026
Adopted: data center moratorium · 4
Village of Mattawan Adopted
Data centers: Adopted, Aug 24, 2026
Adopted: data center siting ordinance · 2
Waverly Township Adopted
Data centers: Adopted, Jul 2, 2026
Adopted: data center moratorium · 2
Almena Township None known — 1
Antwerp Township None known — 6
Bangor Township None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Bloomingdale Township None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
City of Bangor None known — 4
City of Gobles None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
City of Hartford None known — 2
City of South Haven None known — 1
Columbia Township None known — 1
Covert Township None known — 1
Decatur Township None known — 2
Geneva Township None known — 2
Hamilton Township None known — 6
Hartford Township None known — 2
Keeler Township None known — 4
Lawrence Township None known — 6
Paw Paw Township None known — 3
Porter Township None known — 2
South Haven Charter Township None known — 2
Village of Bloomingdale None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Village of Breedsville None known
Not monitored yet
— 0
Village of Decatur None known — 1
Village of Lawton None known Adopted: solar/wind zoning amendment · 6
Village of Paw Paw 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.

Recent items (last 90 days)

Adopted Moratorium Data centers

Village of Mattawan, MI

Village Board · · Van Buren County

Adopted: data center moratorium, Village Board; meeting Aug 24, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Original notice (opens in a new tab) Notice +3 related mentions
Adopted Moratorium Data centers

Village of Lawrence, MI

Village Council · · Van Buren County

Adopted: data center moratorium, Village Council; meeting Jul 29, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Original notice (opens in a new tab) Notice +3 related mentions
Adopted Moratorium Data centers

Waverly Township, MI

Planning Commission · · Van Buren County

Adopted: data center moratorium, Planning Commission; meeting Jul 2, 2026. The notice text is not reproduced here; open the original notice to read it.

Original notice (opens in a new tab) Notice +5 related mentions

Moratoria on record in Van Buren County

DateGovernmentUsesStatusDetails and source
Pine Grove Township Data centers In force
Active
Ordinance 06-03-2026, a police-power moratorium (Moratorium Nation)
Arlington Township Data centers Adopted
Adopted, May 20, 2026
Data center moratorium adopted — Township Board, May 20, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Village of Lawrence Data centers Adopted
Adopted, Jul 29, 2026
Data center moratorium adopted — Village Council, Jul 29, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Village of Mattawan Data centers Adopted
Adopted, Aug 24, 2026
Data center moratorium adopted — Village Board, Aug 24, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Waverly Township Data centers Adopted
Adopted, Jul 2, 2026
Data center moratorium adopted — Planning Commission, Jul 2, 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.

Frequently asked questions

Does Van Buren County, Michigan have a data center moratorium?

As of Sep 30, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Pine Grove Township (in force), Arlington Township (adopted), Village of Lawrence (adopted), Village of Mattawan (adopted) and Waverly Township (adopted) in Van Buren County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.

Does Van Buren County, Michigan have a solar moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 25 of 30 governments in Van Buren County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does Van Buren County, Michigan have a battery storage moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 25 of 30 governments in Van Buren County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does Van Buren County, Michigan have a wind moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 25 of 30 governments in Van Buren 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.