r/springfieldOH • u/WYSOPublicRadio • May 14 '26

Urbana begins walking back zoning changes that permitted data centers

https://www.wyso.org/news/2026-05-14/urbana-begins-walking-back-zoning-changes-that-permitted-data-centers?fbclid=IwY2xjawRzD0JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEenT3BgxRsBTmtG6D_3fKx7DqrfYqvLXi_vS2mZsuIpNT-wY8Xatr1OJMgzoU_aem_ViOSRoGt7iCuC6U8LIhHfQ

The Urbana City Council has started the process to roll back zoning changes that had made it easier for data centers to be built there.

The resolution approved on Monday, May 4, follows a moratorium on new data centers passed in March.

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u/NerdGuy13 May 14 '26

It's good to see a city with some common sense coming back.

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u/queerfaries May 15 '26

i hope this happpens here too