Scope
Brewer Council Order 2026-C010 amends the Brewer land use code to add tiered data center uses, requires off-lot water for all three data center tiers and major site plan review for Tier 2 and Tier 3, sets generator and cooling noise limits, and provides that data centers of 20 megawatts and over are prohibited. It is a City of Brewer land use amendment and does not apply elsewhere in Maine.
- Geographic scope
- Brewer, Maine
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Brewer City Council
Dates
- Adopted
- 12 May 2026
- Effective
- Effective date not stated in the source
- Scheduled expiration
- See completion condition
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- The order states no expiration. The minutes print no separate effective day, so the adoption day is not stored as the legal effective day.
- Source document
- 12 May 2026
- Last checked
- 22 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
The Brewer City Council enacted Council Order 2026-C010 on 12 May 2026 as part of a unanimous consent-calendar vote. The order adds data center use tiers to the city's land use code, requires off-lot water for every data center tier and major site plan review for Tier 2 and Tier 3, sets noise limits for generators and cooling equipment, and prohibits data centers of 20 megawatts and over. The minutes do not print a separate effective day, so none is stored.
What this does not establish
- The source is the official meeting minutes, which contain the order text and the vote; a separately signed order was not opened.
- The minutes recite that Brewer orders generally take effect five days after passage; that rule was not used to store an effective day.
- Maine's statewide proposal L.D. 307 is a separate instrument and did not become law.
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.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://www.brewermaine.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05122026-227