The Pioneer Press reports…
A temporary ban on the development of new data centers in Rochester is being proposed.
The Rochester City Council will be asked Monday to adopt a temporary ordinance setting a moratorium on development to allow city planning staff to study the issue and potentially propose new regulations.
“City teammates have determined that although the Unified Development Code imposes regulations on numerous types of uses throughout the city, it does not clearly impose rules or regulations related to data centers,” Community Development planner Elliot Mohler wrote in a report to the council…