Scope
The Charlotte City Council approved on 8 June 2026 an ordinance under N.C.G.S. 160D-107 imposing a 150-day moratorium on the acceptance, processing and approval of applications for new telecommunications and data storage facilities (the Unified Development Ordinance use that covers data centers) in the City of Charlotte and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, running from 8 June 2026 to no later than 5 November 2026 or until the council approves new data center regulations or policies, whichever comes first. Projects exempt under 160D-107(c) are not covered.
- Geographic scope
- Charlotte and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, North Carolina
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Charlotte City Council
Dates
- Adopted
- 8 June 2026
- Effective
- 8 June 2026
- Scheduled expiration
- 5 November 2026
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- Ends no later than 5 November 2026, or earlier if the City Council approves new regulations or policies on data centers. A public hearing on an extension is set for 12 October 2026; no extension has been adopted.
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 3 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
Charlotte's City Council approved a 150-day moratorium starting 8 June 2026 on accepting, processing and approving applications for new telecommunications and data storage facilities, the zoning use that includes data centers, in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. It ends no later than 5 November 2026, or earlier if the council adopts new data center rules. The council has set a 12 October 2026 public hearing on extending it; that proposal is separate and has not been adopted.
What this does not establish
- The terms come from the council action item text and the Legistar vote history; the signed ordinance document was not opened.
- The moratorium does not apply to projects exempt under N.C.G.S. 160D-107(c) and does not close existing facilities.
- The proposed extension (public hearing 12 October 2026) is not part of this record.
Unresolved questions
- Whether the council extends the moratorium after the 12 October 2026 hearing.
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://charlottenc.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8045833&GUID=5DC8C0D1-81C3-416F-B0A5-DDBD3EEFD2E4
- Machine-readable copy of the same official record official data feed for the record linked as the primary source