St. Bernard OH 12-month data center moratorium (2026)
St. Bernard, OH — Village Council Unanimously Adopts 12-Month Moratorium on Data Centers (September 2026)
St. Bernard, OH · Village of St. Bernard, Ohio — Village Council 12-month data center moratorium (Sept. 24, 2026)
- Status
- In effect
- Expires
- September 24, 2027
- Applies to
- Applicants seeking to establish data centers in St. Bernard (new applications after passage)
- Enforced by
- Village of St. Bernard (Department of Public Safety and Service; Board of Zoning Appeals)
The village of St. Bernard, Ohio paused new data center development for 12 months. Village Council approved the moratorium unanimously on September 24, 2026, and it took effect immediately. During the pause the village will not process new data center applications while it studies impacts on infrastructure, utility capacity and zoning and considers regulations. A proposal already filed for a 150,000-square-foot, 24-megawatt data center at part of Procter & Gamble's former Ivorydale facility is not stopped by the moratorium and will still be heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals on October 12, 2026.
Who is protected: Residents of the Village of St. Bernard, Ohio
Legal detail
Village of St. Bernard (Hamilton County, OH). Vote: unanimous, Village Council, Thursday Sept. 24, 2026 (WVXU published Sept. 24 reporting the vote 'Thursday'; WCPO reports 'last week'). Term: 12 months; effective immediately (WVXU). Scope per WVXU Sept. 23 preview: halts acceptance and processing of applications, issuance of permits and approvals for the establishment of data centers in the village for a year. Village officials (Director of Public Safety and Service Mark Wendling) said data centers are not currently permitted anywhere under the village code and no data centers operate in the village. Pending application NOT covered: CAI Investments LLC conditional-use application to the Board of Zoning Appeals (150,000 sq ft, 24 MW, former St. Bernard Soap Co. building on Spring Grove Ave.), BZA hearing Oct. 12, 2026. expires_date 2027-09-24 is computed from the stated 12-month term and the Sept. 24 effective date; no ordinance number or text located. Not established: ordinance number, MW/size threshold (none reported), extension mechanism. Effective-immediately is stated by WVXU; Local 12/WKRC's characterization that the vote 'halts' the Ivorydale proposal is contradicted by WVXU and WCPO (village official: the pre-filed application still gets its BZA hearing).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | St. Bernard, OH |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | September 24, 2026 |
| Citation | Village of St. Bernard, Ohio — Village Council 12-month data center moratorium (Sept. 24, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Not stated in the located sources |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy · government use of AI |
| News report | St. Bernard approves data center moratorium; Ivorydale proposal could still happen — WVXU (Sept. 24, 2026) |
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