INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — Communities large and small across Indiana are reckoning with how to regulate data centers. Indy is no different.
Following months of pushback from residents, the City-County Council unanimously approved a special resolution May 4 calling on the city’s Metropolitan Development Commission to temporarily stop approving new data centers. The commission handles the city’s planning and zoning issues.
The move, though, was symbolic. It asked the commission to pause any approvals until the city can adopt its proposed zoning regulations around data centers. The commission, though, doesn’t have to abide by the council’s request…