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  1. Tue, Sep 1 Town of Holly Springs · Development Review Committee
    Central Pines Council of Governments presents research on data center technology, public engagement practices, and regional impacts as part of the committee's study under the town's 12-month data center moratorium (Ordinance 26-19); staff also shares results from the town's public engagement portal. No action is reque…
  2. Thu, Aug 27 Town of Cary · Town Council
    Speaker : Heather Whelehan, Planning and Community Development Executive Summary: In May 2026, Council directed staff to bring forward a moratorium on the acceptance and processing of development applications for data centers in Cary. Data centers are a rapidly growing land use across the Triangle region and the count…
  3. Thu, Aug 27 Town of Cary · Town Council
    Speaker: Rachel Smith, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The owner of property located at 4312 Jacobs Creek Lane has petitioned for annexation of the property so the site may connect to Cary utilities in association with a request to rezone (25-REZ-16) for a maximum of 16 detached dwellings. On July…

    Case 25-A-09to R-40W · In Process
    Case 25-REZ-16 →Wake County R-40(W) → R12-CU · 16 units · In Review

  4. Thu, Aug 27 Town of Morrisville · Town Council
    Staff briefing on data centre activity in North Carolina and the Triangle, including a table of what neighbouring governments have done. Seven nearby jurisdictions have moratoriums; two are rewriting ordinances; Morrisville has taken no formal action. The draft framework covers definitions, zoning classification, appl…
  5. Mon, Aug 24 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners on 2026-08-24 7:00 PM - Regular Session
    Public hearing on a staff-recommended nine-month moratorium, running through May 2027, on accepting applications for new or expanded data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations over 100,000 square feet, to give the county time to write regulations addressing their infrastructure and…
  6. Tue, Aug 4 Town of Holly Springs · Development Review Committee
    Second in a series of committee study sessions on data centers and their potential impact on the town.
  7. Mon, Aug 3 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners on 2026-08-03 9:00 AM - Work Session
    Board gives staff guidance on a draft nine-month moratorium on new or expanded data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations, ahead of a public hearing tentatively scheduled for August 24, 2026.
  8. Tue, Jul 7 Town of Holly Springs · Development Review Committee
    First meeting of a town study on how to handle data center development.
  9. Mon, Jun 22 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
    Public hearing on extending a data center development moratorium from 60 days to one year under state law, giving the town time to study how to regulate the use.
  10. Mon, Jun 22 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
    In-depth board discussion of extending the data center development moratorium under N.C. General Statute 160D-107.
  11. Tue, Jun 16 Town of Holly Springs · Town Council
    Public hearing on whether to impose a moratorium on data center development in Holly Springs.
  12. Mon, Jun 1 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners on 2026-06-01 9:00 AM - Work Session
    Staff asked the board for guidance on what information it needs to shape future data center policy, noting that as data centers have expanded across the state and country, some jurisdictions have adopted temporary moratoria on new large-scale facilities over concerns about rising utility costs and environmental effect…
  13. Thu, May 28 Town of Cary · Town Council
  14. Wed, May 27 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
    A public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would temporarily halt new development approvals for data centers as a land use in Hillsborough for 60 days.
  15. Wed, May 27 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
    In-depth discussion of the proposed 60-day moratorium ordinance covering data centers, cryptocurrency mining, and related processing facilities, following the earlier public hearing on the same item.
  16. Wed, May 27 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
    A discussion of a SecureNC partnership with the state Department of Information Technology, presented alongside the town's data center moratorium discussion.
  17. Tue, May 19 Town of Garner · Town Council Regular Meeting
    The council adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers, data processing facilities, cryptocurrency mining, and similar undefined land uses, giving staff time to study their impact and draft permanent amendments to the town's Unified Development Ordinance.
  18. Mon, May 11 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
  19. Mon, May 11 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
    An early board discussion of data centers as a land use issue -- the discussion that preceded a proposed 60-day development moratorium on data centers taken up at the board's May 27 meeting.
  20. Mon, May 4 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners on 2026-05-04 9:00 AM - Work Session
    The county manager asks the board for guidance on what information it needs before taking up data-center policy, noting that other jurisdictions have adopted temporary moratoria on new large-scale facilities.
  21. Mon, May 4 City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
    A hearing on a proposed 24-month, citywide moratorium on new development approvals for data centers, cryptocurrency-mining operations and related high-impact processing facilities.
  22. Tue, Apr 14 Town of Apex · Town Council
    Public hearing on a proposed 12-month moratorium halting acceptance, processing, and approval of new development applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining, and related data-processing uses.
  23. Mon, Apr 13 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
    Written staff reports in the packet, including a Utilities Department status update noting that during a public plant tour, citizens asked staff about PFAS, data centers, and fluoride in the water supply.
  24. Mon, Mar 23 Wake County · Board of Commissioners
    Staff update the committee on data center development activity in the county.
  25. Wed, Feb 11 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, that the Ordinance Instituting a Temporary Moratorium on the Permitting of Data Centers…
  26. Tue, Jan 20 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, to hold a special meeting at 4:00 p.m. on February 11, 2026 in the Historic Courthouse…
  27. Nov 3, 2025 Wake County · Board of Commissioners