Scope
City of Elko New Market Interim Ordinance No. 345, enacted under Minnesota Statutes section 462.355, subdivision 4, provides that while the moratorium is in effect planning or zoning applications related to a data center shall not be accepted or considered; no rezoning, planned development or comprehensive plan amendment related to a data center shall be recommended for approval or approved; no conditional use permit or variance related to a data center shall be recommended for approval or approved; and no property related to a data center shall be replatted or subdivided. It applies to all property within the City of Elko New Market and remains until the adoption of the official controls it contemplates or 13 May 2027, whichever occurs first.
- Geographic scope
- Elko New Market, Minnesota
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Elko New Market City Council
Dates
- Adopted
- 14 May 2026
- Effective
- 14 May 2026
- Scheduled expiration
- 13 May 2027
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- Section 7: the moratorium remains until the date of adoption of the official controls contemplated by the ordinance or 13 May 2027, whichever occurs first; the City Council may extend it under Minnesota Statutes section 462.355, subdivision 4.
- Source document
- 14 May 2026
- Last checked
- 30 October 2026
Summary
The Elko New Market City Council passed and adopted Interim Ordinance No. 345 on 14 May 2026, effective immediately upon passage. It places a citywide moratorium on accepting or considering planning and zoning applications, rezonings, conditional use permits, variances and replatting related to data centers while the city studies its zoning rules. The ordinance states that it ends on 13 May 2027, or earlier if the city adopts new official controls, unless extended. It is an interim ordinance, not a permanent prohibition.
What this does not establish
- The ordinance's title refers to prohibiting the location, establishment and operation of data centers, but its operative section restricts applications, rezonings, permits and subdivisions during the moratorium; this record describes the operative section.
- The posted copies show blank signature lines; adoption rests on the printed adoption statement and the city-approved summary.
Unresolved questions
- Whether the city adopts new official controls before 13 May 2027 or extends the interim ordinance.
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: Elko New Market City Council page on elkonewmarketmn.gov
- Summary Ordinance No. 346, the city's published summary of Interim Ordinance No. 345 — City-approved summary for publication; states adoption on 14 May 2026 and a moratorium until 13 May 2027 · 14 May 2026