City of Defiance, Ohio

“ce, Ohio 43512, will hold notice hereby given that, a Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, to review and rule on: Ordinance Establishing a Zoning Text Amendment for Data Centers and Power Generating…”

“CORRECT OR AMEND THE INDEX MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING - Ordinance Establishing a Zoning Text Amendment for Data Centers and Power Generating Facilities, Defining Their Use and Classification, and Declaring an Emergency: The…”

“ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT FOR DATA CENTERS AND POWER GENERATING FACILITIES, DEFINING THEIR USE AND CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Council adopted major changes…”

“…AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TWELVE-MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, REVIEW, PROCESSING, AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF DEFIANCE, OHIO”

“The Planning Commission shall provide City Council with a written report and recommendations concerning the regulation of Data Centers before expiration of the moratorium.”

“The City Council finds that, as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance, the City has no pending application for approval of a Data Center.”

“…(shall go into immediate effect) Specialization Committee for Other Zoning Amendments as it relates to Data Centers (water, noise, vibration, etc.) Council can make recommendations to the zoning code, but they need to…”

“DRAFT knowledge of pending changes in such zoning regulations (including this Moratorium); iv.That the data center facility is, in fact, feasible to construct;”

“A zoning permit or site plan applicant seeking approval for a data center or similar facility may seek an exception to this Moratorium in the following manner:”

“…AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A TWELVE-MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF ANY APPLICATION FOR A DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT OR DATA CENTER FACILITY SITE PLAN WITHIN THE”