Gallatin TN proposed six-month data center moratorium
Gallatin, TN — City Council Advances a Six-Month Data Center Moratorium on First Reading, Cut From 12 Months on the Mayor's Tie-Breaking Vote (September 2026)
Gallatin, TN · Gallatin, Tenn., proposed six-month data center moratorium (first reading Sept. 15, 2026)
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- Data center applicants in Gallatin (if adopted)
- Enforced by
- City of Gallatin
Gallatin, home to a large Meta data center campus, is moving toward a six-month pause on new data center applications. The City Council advanced the moratorium on first reading on September 15, 2026 after amending it from 12 months to six, with Mayor Paige Brown breaking a tie in favor of the shorter term, and exempting telecommunications, broadband, wireless and emergency communications facilities. The measure needs a final council vote before it takes effect. The council also advanced a separate apartment moratorium.
Who is protected: Gallatin residents
Legal detail
Gallatin, Tenn. (Sumner County) — ordinance proposed by Councilman Pascal Jouvence; first reading 2026-09-15 (Tennessean). AMENDMENTS: term cut from 12 to 6 months on Mayor Paige Brown's tie-breaking vote; facilities primarily used for telecommunications, broadband, wireless networks and emergency communications excluded. PURPOSE: further define facility types and decide whether regulations should vary by size; the city recently adopted zoning provisions letting officials consider data centers' effects on surrounding properties and utilities. STATUS: must return for final approval; NewsChannel5 says both ordinances go to second reading 'at the next council meeting' (date not stated; review_by is a recheck date, not a scheduled vote). RELATION: follows the 60-day application pause indexed as Gallatin TN 60-day data center application pause (2026) (expired ~2026-09-27 per that entry). NOT ESTABLISHED: ordinance number; second-reading date; vote counts.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Gallatin, TN |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Citation | Gallatin, Tenn., proposed six-month data center moratorium (first reading Sept. 15, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Not stated in the located sources |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| News report | Gallatin, home to Meta campus, weighs new data center moratorium — The Tennessean |
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