DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Commission, at its June 9 meeting, extended a moratorium on data centers for 100 days through Sept. 30. The current moratorium is set to expire June 23.
DeKalb County has been working to put regulations in place that address land use and where data centers can or cannot be located. The current draft ordinance restricts facilities to industrial areas and requires a special land-use permit in most cases.
The draft defines data centers of various sizes, including data center campuses that are 500,000 square feet or more.
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