Cherokee County, GA — 30-Day Moratorium on Data Centers

The Cherokee County, Georgia Board of Commissioners took up a thirty-day moratorium on data centers at its regular meeting on 2026-07-21, added to the agenda by amendment as item 6.3. The stated purpose is to give Community Development Agency staff and the legal department time to draft an ordinance addressing the data center land use, which the county code does not currently regulate. In a separate agenda item, 6.4, the Board called a public hearing for 2026-08-18 to consider extending the moratorium; county staff have publicly stated they expect to request a 180-day extension at that hearing.

Technical detail

No resolution or ordinance number appears in the official agenda and none has been assigned in this record. No effective date is stated in any source read. The two press reports that surfaced this measure (Atlanta News First 2026-07-22, WSB-TV 2026-07-23) describe the SAME single action, not two separate moratoria; the differing headlines reflect publication dates.

Who is protected: Residents of Cherokee County, by pausing data center approvals while staff draft an ordinance for a land use the county code does not currently regulate.

Who must comply: Cherokee County Community Development Agency staff and any applicant seeking data center approvals during the moratorium.

Key facts

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