Paris TN temporary data center moratorium (2026)
Paris, TN — Temporary Data Center Moratorium
Paris, TN · City of Paris, Tenn. — Paris Commission action, June 30, 2026 (voice vote)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- June 30, 2026
- Applies to
- The City of Paris and any applicant seeking to build a data center, until the moratorium is lifted.
The Paris Commission voted (voice vote, all present in favor, one commissioner absent) on June 30, 2026 to enact a temporary moratorium on data centers. It has no fixed end date — it remains in effect until an outside consultant finishes reworking the city's zoning ordinances, which the city attorney estimated could take almost a year.
Who is protected: Paris, TN residents, through a pause on new data center approvals while the city completes a zoning ordinance rewrite.
Legal detail
Enacted by voice vote of the Paris Commission (the city's governing body per local press usage) June 30, 2026; not a fixed-term moratorium — tied to completion of a zoning-ordinance rewrite in progress with an outside consultant, estimated by the city attorney at up to ~1 year.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Paris, TN |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | June 30, 2026 |
| Citation | City of Paris, Tenn. — Paris Commission action, June 30, 2026 (voice vote) |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy · government use of AI |
| News report | Paris enacts temporary moratorium on data centers - Paris Post-Intelligencer |
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