Detroit is drafting data center rules. One council member wants a pause first.

Detroit is drafting data center rules. One council member wants a pause first.

District 6 Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero said she’s directing the council’s legal staff to draft an interim zoning ban that would effectively achieve the two-year moratorium that council members urged Mayor Mary Sheffield to put in place in the spring.

Detroit council member seeks 18-month pause on data center permits: 'There are no protections in place'

A City Council member says she’s pursuing “an added layer of protection” against the prospect of data center developments in Detroit while the city works to craft and adopt a zoning policy. District 6 Council member Gabriela Santiago-Romero, in a Sept. 29 memorandum, directed the council’s legal division to draft “an interim zoning moratorium to pause permitting for any new enterprise AI data centers” until formal city regulations to govern use …