Clearcreek Township OH one-year data center permit moratorium (2026)
Clearcreek Township, Ohio — One-Year Moratorium on Issuing Data Center Permits, Adopted With No Development Proposal Pending (July 27, 2026)
Clearcreek Township, OH · Clearcreek Township, Ohio — resolution imposing a one-year moratorium on issuance of data center permits (adopted July 27, 2026)
- Status
- In effect
- Expires
- July 27, 2027
- Applies to
- Applicants seeking data center permits from Clearcreek Township during the one-year moratorium
- Enforced by
- Clearcreek Township Board of Trustees / township zoning and permitting
Clearcreek Township trustees approved a resolution on July 27, 2026 imposing a one-year moratorium on issuing permits for data centers in the township, which sits in northern Warren County in the Dayton area. Trustee Chairman Jason Gabbard said the township had received no development proposals at all and described the moratorium as proactive — time to study the issue and its potential effect on local infrastructure before any decision has to be made. Clearcreek is one of a cluster of Ohio local governments that acted in 2026, and the Dayton-area sequence is worth knowing because it shows what a moratorium is usually for. Dayton approved a 180-day moratorium in April 2026 and then, in June, permanently amended its zoning code to prohibit large-scale data centers — the pause bought the time to write the permanent rule. Washington Township approved a 360-day moratorium in the spring to study long-term impacts. Fairborn and Cincinnati adopted temporary moratoriums, Boardman placed one in the Youngstown area, Northwest Township approved one, and Massillon City Council agreed to another. Miamisburg followed with a nine-month pause on September 1, 2026.
Who is protected: Clearcreek Township residents in Warren County, Ohio; township and county infrastructure
Legal detail
Clearcreek Township, Ohio (northern Warren County) — Board of Trustees RESOLUTION adopted Monday, July 27, 2026 imposing a ONE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS for data centers in the township. FRAMING: the instrument targets PERMIT ISSUANCE rather than the use itself, which is the narrower and administratively simpler form — it stops the township approving anything without purporting to reclassify the use. POSTURE: the township had received NO development proposals; Trustee Chairman Jason Gabbard described the measure as proactive, to give officials time to study the issue and its potential impact on local infrastructure. DAYTON-AREA / OHIO SEQUENCE, recorded because it illustrates the moratorium-to-permanent-rule pipeline that most single entries in this dataset do not show: DAYTON adopted a 180-day moratorium in April 2026 and then in JUNE 2026 PERMANENTLY AMENDED ITS ZONING CODE to prohibit large-scale data centers — the pause was the drafting window, and the permanent prohibition is the outcome. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP adopted a 360-day moratorium in spring 2026. FAIRBORN and CINCINNATI adopted temporary moratoriums. BOARDMAN (Mahoning County) placed a moratorium on data centers. NORTHWEST TOWNSHIP approved one. MASSILLON City Council agreed to one. MIAMISBURG followed with nine months on 2026-09-01 (Miamisburg OH nine-month data center moratorium (2026)). SEVERAL OF THESE ARE NOT YET INDEPENDENTLY INDEXED and are recorded here as leads rather than as verified entries.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Clearcreek Township, OH |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | July 27, 2026 |
| Citation | Clearcreek Township, Ohio — resolution imposing a one-year moratorium on issuance of data center permits (adopted July 27, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | No data center permit may be issued during the one-year moratorium |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy · consumer protection · government use of AI |
| News report | Clearcreek Township passes data center permit moratorium — WDTN |
Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere
- Superior WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Dane County WI Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- Madison WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Manitowoc County WI Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
- Dayton OH data center moratorium (180-day, Apr 2026) · In effect
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