Starke County IN Ordinance 2025-37 — 12-Month Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium

Starke County (IN) Ordinance 2025-37, a 12-month moratorium on hyperscale data centers, was unanimously approved by the Starke County Commissioners on December 15, 2025 after the Planning Commission's unanimous recommendation on December 4, 2025. The ordinance defines 'Hyperscale Data Center Project' as any structure or complex exceeding 5,000 sq ft in total floor area primarily for housing data-processing equipment, servers, or related cooling/energy/communications infrastructure. Local businesses and hospitals may still construct supplementary data centers under 5,000 sq ft.

Technical detail

Ordinance 2025-37. Unanimous adoption 2025-12-15 (Commissioners) and 2025-12-04 (Planning Commission). 12-month duration. Threshold: 5,000 sq ft. Purpose: evaluation and adoption of zoning regulations addressing infrastructure capacity, environmental impact, public safety.

Who is protected: Starke County, IN residents

Who must comply: Data-center developers and operators seeking permits, rezonings, or approvals in Starke County, IN

Key facts

Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere

• SB 484 (FL Data Center Costs) · In effect
• Maine Data Center Moratorium (vetoed) · Vetoed
• VA Data Center Siting Bill (Vetoed) · Vetoed
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• VA Data Center Cost-Allocation Law · In effect
• Texas SB 6 (Data Center Grid Law) · In effect