Clearfield UT data center moratorium (2026)

Clearfield, Utah (Davis County) — DATA CENTER MORATORIUM passed by the City Council 'in wake of GRANDIOSE SCALE OF STRATOS', reported 2026-09-09. THE REACTIVE POSTURE IS THE FEATURE AND CARRIES KNOWN EXPOSURE. A pause adopted in response to a SPECIFIC NAMED PROJECT is more vulnerable than one adopted in the abstract, on two grounds: (a) if an application is already filed, the developer may assert vested rights or argue the measure cannot reach a pending application — the failure mode at Inver Grove Heights MN data center moratorium amended under lawsuit (2026) (a $150M damages demand against a $1M insurance cap, resolved by amending the ordinance), Rockford IL, Cle Elum WA, Salem, Lowell and Athens; and (b) even absent a filing, a measure visibly directed at one project invites the argument that it is not a general legislative judgment, the concern flagged at Pioneer OH six-month data center moratorium (2026) (a pause framed around a single former-AquaBounty-site proposal). CONTRAST THE PRE-EMPTIVE COHORT, which faces neither problem: Sauk County WI 18-month data center moratorium (2026), Marina CA 45-day data center moratorium (2026), Tarrant AL 12-month data center moratorium (2026), Latah County ID data center regulations (2026) and above all Ralls County MO data center moratorium (2026), which acted on hearsay about a land sale before anything was filed. WHETHER A STRATOS APPLICATION WAS PENDING WHEN CLEARFIELD ACTED IS NOT ESTABLISHED and is the question that determines this measure's exposure. UTAH CONTEXT: Iron County 180-day moratorium on new data center applications is indexed, and that county is reported to be developing a NEW ORDINANCE covering data centers together with natural gas plants, solar projects and battery energy storage systems — the paired data-centre-plus-energy-infrastructure approach also recorded at Zeeland Township MI data center and energy facility moratorium (2026), Elkhart IN data center and battery storage moratorium (2026), West Mahanoy Township PA curative amendment, data centers and solar (2026) and Alamosa CO one-year data center and battery storage moratorium (2026). Utah protesters also gathered at the State Capitol against data center construction (recorded in the ledger). NOT ESTABLISHED: the term length (none reported — expires_date NULL), the vote, the exact date, the ordinance number, the operative scope, and what Stratos is beyond a named project.