Florence Township (Erie County), Ohio

Florence Township (Erie County): 12-month pause on data center zoning permits (Resolution 2026-25)

Local construction moratorium · Florence Township (Erie County) only (local rule)

Adopted; effective status unverified This instrument was adopted; whether it has taken effect has not been verified.

Scope

Florence Township Resolution No. 2026-25 is titled "A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio Approving a Twelve-Month Moratorium on Receiving, Processing, Issuing or Approving of Any Application for a Zoning Permit for NAICS 518 – Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services (Data Centers) under the Florence Township Zoning Resolution." It applies in Florence Township under the township zoning resolution.

Geographic scope
Florence Township (Erie County), Ohio
Jurisdiction
Local
Authority type
Local government
Issuing authority
Florence Township Board of Trustees

Dates

Adopted
6 May 2026
Effective
Effective status not verified
Scheduled expiration
See completion condition
Ended
Not recorded as ended
Completion condition
The resolution title sets a twelve-month moratorium; no start day or calendar end date is printed in the minutes.
Source document
6 May 2026
Last checked
30 October 2026

Summary

The Florence Township Board of Trustees in Erie County approved Resolution No. 2026-25 by a 2-0 vote at its regular meeting on 6 May 2026, according to the meeting minutes. The resolution title approves a twelve-month moratorium on receiving, processing, issuing or approving any application for a zoning permit for data centers, identified as NAICS 518 data processing, hosting and related services, under the township zoning resolution. The minutes print no effective day or start day, so whether it has taken effect and when the twelve months end are not verified. It concerns zoning permit applications and does not by itself order existing facilities to close.

What this does not establish

  • The source is the meeting minutes, which give the resolution title and the vote; the signed resolution text, including any exceptions, was not read.
  • Earlier minutes from 18 February 2026 record a vote to move forward with preparing a resolution to control data center construction; that vote is not Resolution No. 2026-25 itself.
  • No start day is printed, so no end date is stored.

Unresolved questions

  • When Resolution No. 2026-25 took effect and when its twelve-month period 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: Florence Township Board of Trustees page on florencetwperieoh.gov

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