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City of Lincolnton, North Carolina

Moratoria, zoning amendments and siting ordinances for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind in City of Lincolnton (Lincoln County).

Pending

No upcoming vote or hearing detected in the documents we have read.

History

On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
City Council · · Lincoln County
“two consulting firms had been identified to assist staff, and that he had been in contact with other municipalities including Salisbury, which recently adopted data center text amendments.”
Source document, p. 6 (opens in a new tab) Minutes +2 related mentions
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Crypto miningData centers
City Council · · Lincoln County
“…Consideration of adopting an ordinance imposing a one-year moratorium on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for data centers, data processing facilities, cryptocurrency mining operations, and other…”
Public hearing Moratorium Data centers
City Council · · Lincoln County
“…Planning Director 3c Consider the adoption of a proposed one (1) year moratorium on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for data storage facilities within the City of Lincolnton, North Carolina.”

Enacted moratoria on record

  • 2026-09-03 · Data centers
    Lincolnton City Council motion/ordinance adopting a moratorium on data center applications (2026-09-03)

Source: Moratorium Nation (Michael J. Bommarito), CC BY 4.0. Matched to this jurisdiction by name and location; check the original record.