The Plymouth City Council unanimously approved a moratorium on new data centers, which have come under increasing scrutiny in cities across the country.
The approval came at its Sept. 8 council meeting.
Grant Fernelius, the city’s community and economic development director, acknowledged a company recently contacted the city about building a data center of “fairly significant” size.
No official proposal has come forward, but the incident led city leaders to take action.
Plymouth’s moratorium will last one year and impacts data center proposals of at least 50,000 square feet.
The city council initially considered starting with at least 75,000 square feet, which is approximately the size of a Cub grocery store in Plymouth, but opted for the smaller building footprint.
The moratorium would not apply to existing businesses.
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