Warrick Commissioners Vote on Moratorium to Pause Data Center Development
County leaders say the new rules will add digital infrastructure standards and require two more council votes before they take effect.
- On Monday evening, Colleton County council unanimously approved new zoning ordinances for the tech industry during a special meeting lasting less than 15 minutes, advancing regulations just over a month into the county's six-month moratorium.
- These ordinances emerged from an eight-month saga of data center controversy, including a December 2025 proposal for a 1,000-megawatt facility that triggered significant public opposition and prompted the initial moratorium.
- The new zoning framework creates a digital infrastructure overlay district and classifies data centers as a conditional use in industrial zones, requiring developers to meet specific height, buffer, and setback standards.
- Robby Maynor, policy advocate with the Southern Environmental Law Center, criticized the rapid approval process for excluding public comment, saying the policy appears designed to "accommodate specific proposals" rather than provide broad guardrails.
- The ordinances require two additional council votes to become official policy, while the planning commission also recommended adding northern Colleton County land to the digital infrastructure overlay zoning designation.
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