Scope
Chesaning Township Ordinance No. 26-001, the Chesaning Township Data Centers/Facilities Moratorium Ordinance, imposes a moratorium on any and all siting, establishing, installing, constructing, or maintaining of Data Center(s)/Facility/Facilities, and on the issuance of any and all permits, licenses, and/or approvals for any property under the jurisdiction of the Township's Zoning Ordinance for the establishment and/or use of data centers. It runs for 12 months from the effective date of the ordinance or until the ordinance is repealed, whichever occurs first, and the Township may by ordinance extend it for up to six additional months. It applies in Chesaning Township, Saginaw County.
- Geographic scope
- Chesaning Township, Michigan
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Chesaning Township Board of Trustees
Dates
- Adopted
- 7 May 2026
- Effective
- 18 May 2026
- Scheduled expiration
- 18 May 2027
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- Section IV: 12 months from the effective date of the ordinance or until it is repealed, whichever occurs first; the Township may by ordinance extend it for up to six additional months. The stored 18 May 2027 is computed as 12 months from the printed effective date of 18 May 2026; no calendar end date is printed.
- Source document
- 7 May 2026
- Last checked
- 30 October 2026
Summary
The Chesaning Township Board of Trustees adopted Ordinance No. 26-001 on 7 May 2026; it was published on 17 May 2026 and took effect on 18 May 2026. It imposes a 12-month moratorium on siting, establishing, installing, constructing or maintaining data centers and on issuing permits, licenses and approvals for their establishment or use, while the Planning Commission studies zoning rules. It runs for 12 months from the effective date unless repealed sooner, and the township may extend it by up to six months. It is a temporary moratorium, not a permanent prohibition.
What this does not establish
- The stored end date, 18 May 2027, is computed from the 12-month term and the printed effective date; the ordinance prints no calendar end date.
- The moratorium's list includes maintaining data centers; how that word applies to any particular site is not interpreted here.
- Whether the township has extended or repealed the moratorium was not checked beyond this document.
Unresolved questions
- Whether the township extends the moratorium or adopts data center zoning amendments before the 12-month term ends.
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
Primary source: Chesaning Township Board of Trustees page on chesaningtwp.org