Scope
Proposed ordinance O-251-26 would amend the Louisville Metro Land Development Code regarding data centers (Planning Commission Case No. 25-LDC-0014), adding definitions such as Data Center and accessory and telecommunication data centers and use standards, including a requirement that a transmission study request be filed with Louisville Gas and Electric Company before development and an executed service agreement exist before operation. It had not been enacted as of 23 September 2026.
- Geographic scope
- Louisville/Jefferson County Metro, Kentucky
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Council
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not enacted
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 1 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
Louisville Metro Council ordinance O-251-26 proposes Land Development Code amendments for data centers following the Planning Commission's review in Case No. 25-LDC-0014, including new definitions and use standards. Legistar shows the Planning and Zoning Committee recommended it and postponed it on 15 September 2026, with a 6 October 2026 agenda date. It is a pending proposal. Final Council action on it would end the O-135-26 moratorium early under that ordinance's terms.
What this does not establish
- The text used is Legistar text version 1; amendments made in committee or on the floor would change it.
- Only selected provisions are described; the proposal is long and covers several data center categories.
- A 6 October 2026 agenda date is not a vote.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- Related, not a replacement Louisville/Jefferson County Metro: temporary data center and telecommunications hotel moratorium (In effect)
Sources
https://louisville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8201769&GUID=D4918BA4-5BB2-46B0-930A-E6502B77B11F
- Legistar matter record O-251-26 status Postponed and next agenda date
- Legistar history O-251-26 committee actions of 15 September 2026 · 15 September 2026
- Machine-readable copy of the same official record official data feed for the record linked as the primary source