Status of all 15 local governments in Gaston County (the county and its towns and cities) 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.
“3. A date of termination of the moratorium and a statement setting forth why that duration is reasonably necessary to address the problems or conditions leading to imposition of the moratorium.”
| Government | Moratorium status | Latest or next item | Sources monitored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston County | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Kings Mountain | Pending Data centers: Hearing notice, Feb 23, 2027 Data centers: Extended; runs to Aug 25, 2027 (Moratorium Nation, enacted Feb 24, 2026) |
Hearing notice: data center moratorium · (upcoming) | 2 |
| City of Belmont | None known | — | 3 |
| City of Bessemer City | None known | — | 2 |
| City of Cherryville | None known | — | 1 |
| City of Gastonia | None known | — | 5 |
| City of High Shoals | None known | — | 1 |
| City of Lowell | None known | — | 4 |
| Town of Cramerton | None known | — | 2 |
| Town of Dallas | None known | — | 2 |
| Town of Grover | None known | — | 1 |
| Town of McAdenville | None known | — | 1 |
| Town of Ranlo | None known | — | 1 |
| Town of Stanley | None known | — | 2 |
| Town of Waco | 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.
“City Council recently enacted a twelve-month extension on the existing moratorium for data center development to allow staff time to study and create standards that will protect public health, safety and property values…”
“A statement of the problems or conditions necessitating the moratorium and what courses of action, alternative to a moratorium, were considered by the local government and why those courses of action were not deemed…”
“b. 4:00 p.m. - Presentation and review of draft Data Center Ordinance- Henry Earle, Asst.”
“C. Consider a Moratorium Extension on Permitting New Data Centers - Henry Earle, Assistant City Manager.”
| Date | Government | Uses | Status | Details and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kings Mountain | Data centers | Pending Hearing notice, Feb 23, 2027 |
Hearing notice for a proposed data center moratorium — City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes, Feb 23, 2027. Source document (opens in a new tab) (Siting Radar) | |
| City of Kings Mountain | Data centers | In force Extended; runs to Aug 25, 2027 |
Ordinance 26-11, adopted 5-2 on motion by Councilmember Annie Thombs (seconded by Lemmond), enacting 182-day moratorium on permitting new data... (Moratorium Nation) |
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 City of Kings Mountain (pending) in Gaston County. See the table on this page for dates and sources.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 15 of 15 governments in Gaston County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 15 of 15 governments in Gaston County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
None known as of Nov 15, 2026. We monitor 15 of 15 governments in Gaston County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.
It is regenerated daily from the documents we monitor and the Moratorium Nation inventory. Page generated Nov 15, 2026. Not legal advice.