The Maryville city council extends the moratorium on data centers and other large scale industrial, commercial, and mixed use development projects.
Dakota Oswalt of the Northwest Missourian reports the council's action comes days after the Nodaway County Commission announced it does not plan to grant tax abatements to the proposed White Cloud Acres data center.
The council's unanimous vote adds another six months to the moratorium that was approved in May.
City Manager Ryan Heiland told the council at their November 9th meeting that moratoriums are a proactive planning tool and added he is researching many provisions regarding data centers from other communities throughout Missouri.
The ordinance says the moratorium prohibits "the filing, acceptance, processing, approval, permitting, or commencement of certain large-scale commercial, industrial, and mixed-use development projects exceeding sixty (60) contiguous acres within the City limits in order to allow the City adequate time to:
1. Review and evaluate Current land use and development regulations;
2. Assess infrastructure and utility capacity,
3. Consider amendments to zoning, subdivision, and development ordinances;
4. Evaluate the impacts of large-scale development on municipal services and community character, and
5. Protect the public health, safety, and welfare through orderly and coordinated planning."
