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A Resolution extending the current moratorium: 1) on the acceptance and processing of applications for zone map amendments seeking to change the zone of any property in Lexington-Fayette County, if the application includes a preliminary development plan reflecting a data center as the proposed use; and, 2) on the acceptance and review of development plans for data centers, in any zone; and, 3) on the Urban County Government’s issuance of any permits, approvals, and authorizations necessary to the operation of data centers, in any zone, in order to provide the Urban County Government additional time to examine and review the regulation, processing, and impact of data centers in Lexington-Fayette County, and to provide time to review, consider, and amend, if necessary, any Ordinances related to data centers in Lexington-Fayette County so that it may ensure the proper integration of these uses into the adopted land use and zoning scheme; said extended moratorium to remain in place until October 31, 2027. [Council Office, Hall]
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WHEREAS, on June 9, 2026, the Urban County Council (“Council”) adopted a moratorium on the acceptance and processing of applications for zone map amendments seeking to change the zone of any property in Lexington-Fayette County, if the application is for the express purpose of creating a data center; and, a moratorium on the acceptance and review of development plans for data centers in any zone within the Urban County Government, and a moratorium on the issuance of any permits, approvals, and authorizations necessary to the operation of data centers, in any zone, to give the Council time to consider and weigh the benefits in allowing data centers in Lexington-Fayette County, given the recent uptick in demand for same, with the burdens they May impose on local resources, as identified by residents and appointed officials, such as: (1) the environmental impact of data centers within Lexington-Fayette County; (2) nuisances created b...
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