Gaston County, North Carolina: moratoria and siting rules

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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with a moratorium in force or adopted
1
with a moratorium pending or proposed
0
upcoming hearings and votes
15
of 15 governments monitored

Map

Town of Cramerton: no moratorium knownTown of Dallas: no moratorium knownTown of McAdenville: no moratorium knownTown of Ranlo: no moratorium knownTown of Stanley: no moratorium knownCity of Belmont: no moratorium knownCity of Bessemer City: no moratorium knownCity of Cherryville: no moratorium knownCity of Gastonia: no moratorium knownCity of High Shoals: no moratorium knownCity of Kings Mountain: Vote or hearing pendingCity of Lowell: no moratorium knownGaston 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 15 governments we monitor here.

Every government in Gaston County

GovernmentMoratorium statusLatest or next itemSources 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)
Public hearing: data center moratorium · 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.

Recent items (last 90 days)

On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers

City of Kings Mountain, NC

City Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes · · Gaston County
“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…”
Source document, p. 10 (opens in a new tab) Agenda +2 related mentions

Moratoria on record in Gaston County

DateGovernmentUsesStatusDetails 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.

Frequently asked questions

Does Gaston County, North Carolina have a data center moratorium?

As of Sep 30, 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.

Does Gaston County, North Carolina have a solar moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 15 of 15 governments in Gaston County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does Gaston County, North Carolina have a battery storage moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 15 of 15 governments in Gaston County, so a moratorium could exist without appearing here.

Does Gaston County, North Carolina have a wind moratorium?

None known as of Sep 30, 2026. We monitor 15 of 15 governments in Gaston 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.