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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
4
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: Proposed; no vote outcome seenGeneva Township: no moratorium knownHamilton Township: no moratorium knownHartford Township: no moratorium knownKeeler Township: Proposed; no vote outcome seenLawrence Township: no moratorium knownPaw Paw Township: Proposed; no vote outcome seenPine 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: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)Village of Lawrence: Adopted (seen in meeting documents)Village of Lawton: no moratorium knownVillage of Mattawan: Proposed; no vote outcome seenVillage 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 Decatur Adopted
Battery storage (BESS), Data centers: Adopted, Oct 19, 2026
 Adopted: battery storage/data center moratorium · 1
Village of Lawrence Adopted
Data centers: Adopted, Jul 29, 2026
 Adopted: data center moratorium · 4
Waverly Township Adopted
Data centers: Adopted, Jul 2, 2026
 Adopted: data center moratorium · 2
Decatur Township Proposed
Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 5, 2026
 On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · 2
Keeler Township Proposed
Data centers: On the agenda (before the vote), Aug 28, 2026
 On the agenda (before the vote): data center moratorium · 4
Paw Paw Township Proposed
Data centers: Public hearing, Oct 20, 2026
 Public hearing: data center moratorium · 3
Village of Mattawan Proposed
Data centers: Stage unclear, Aug 24, 2026
 Stage unclear: 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 — 6
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
Geneva Township None known — 2
Hamilton Township None known — 6
Hartford Township None known — 2
Lawrence Township None known — 6
Porter Township None known On the agenda (before the vote): solar siting ordinance · 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 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 Battery storage (BESS)Data centers

Village of Decatur, MI

Village Council · · Van Buren County
“…Trustee Pachner made a motion with support from Trustee Mead Jr, to adopt the Village of Decatur Data Center Moratorium Ordinance 2026-002, to impose temporary moratorium on the acceptance of new applications for data…”
Source document, p. 6 (opens in a new tab) Packet
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)Data centers

Village of Decatur, MI

Planning Commission · · Van Buren County
“n from the Village Council to begin discussion and ordinance preparation for Data Centers and Battery Energy Storage Systems, subsequent to Ordinance 2026-002: Moratorium on Data Center and BESS Applications”
Source document, p. 2 (opens in a new tab) Packet +2 related mentions
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers

Decatur Township, MI

Village Council · · Van Buren County
“The Planning Commission verbally offered unanimous support to Village Council for a moratorium on data centers.”
Source document, p. 65 (opens in a new tab) Packet +1 related mention
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Battery storage (BESS)Data centers

Village of Decatur, MI

Village Council · · Van Buren County
“NEW BUSINESS 9A.1 – Request to adopt the Village of Decatur Data Center Moratorium Ordinance 2026-002, to impose a temporary moratorium on the acceptance of new applications for data centers and battery storage…”
Source document, p. 2 (opens in a new tab) Agenda +6 related mentions
On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Solar

Porter Township, MI

Planning Commission · · Van Buren County
“Old Business: Catherine Kaufman attended this meeting to go through the changes to our solar ordinance made by incorporating the model ordinance with our ordinance.”
Source document, p. 2 (opens in a new tab) Minutes
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers

Keeler Township, MI

Planning Commission · · Van Buren County
“…The adoption of a temporary moratorium will allow the Township Planning Commission adequate time to study and possibly implement text amendments to the Township Zoning Ordinance in effect and regulations, including…”
Source document, p. 2 (opens in a new tab) Other +7 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 Decatur Battery storage (BESS), Data centers Adopted
Adopted, Oct 19, 2026
 Battery storage/data center moratorium adopted — Village Council, Oct 19, 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)
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)
Decatur Township Data centers Proposed
On the agenda (before the vote), Oct 5, 2026
 Discussion of a possible data center moratorium — Village Council, Oct 5, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Keeler Township Data centers Proposed
On the agenda (before the vote), Aug 28, 2026
 Vote scheduled on a proposed data center moratorium — Planning Commission, Aug 28, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Paw Paw Township Data centers Proposed
Public hearing, Oct 20, 2026
 Public hearing on a proposed data center moratorium — Township Board, Oct 20, 2026. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar)
Village of Mattawan Data centers Proposed
Stage unclear, Aug 24, 2026
 Agenda item on a data center moratorium — Aug 24, 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 Nov 15, 2026, our records show data center moratorium activity in Pine Grove Township (in force), Arlington Township (adopted), Village of Decatur (adopted), Village of Lawrence (adopted), Waverly Township (adopted), Decatur Township (proposed), Keeler Township (proposed), Paw Paw Township (proposed) and Village of Mattawan (proposed) 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 Nov 15, 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?

As of Nov 15, 2026, our records show battery storage moratorium activity in Village of Decatur (adopted) in Van Buren County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.

Does Van Buren County, Michigan have a wind moratorium?

None known as of Nov 15, 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 Nov 15, 2026. Not legal advice.