Scope
Iron County Ordinance 2026-13 adopts a temporary land use regulation under which, for 180 days following its effective date, Iron County shall not accept for filing or process any land use, business license, building permit, conditional use, subdivision, zone change, site plan, development agreement or other land use or development approval application associated with uses regulated under Chapters 17.33 and 17.37 of the Iron County Code; the ordinance's title names data centers, data center power plants and solar power plants. Applications determined complete before the effective date may continue to be processed, and applications submitted but not determined complete are suspended for the duration.
- Geographic scope
- Iron County, Utah
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Iron County Board of County Commissioners
Dates
- Adopted
- 8 June 2026
- Effective
- Effective status not verified
- Scheduled expiration
- See completion condition
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- Section 6 states that the ordinance becomes effective upon passage and publication and remains in effect for 180 days unless repealed, extended or replaced; the publication date is not stated, so no end date is stored.
- Source document
- 8 June 2026
- Last checked
- 30 October 2026
Summary
The Iron County Board of County Commissioners passed Ordinance 2026-13 on 8 June 2026, a temporary land use regulation under which the county will not accept or process applications for data centers, data center power plants and solar power plants for 180 days. Applications already determined complete may continue; incomplete pending applications are suspended. The ordinance takes effect on passage and publication, and the publication date is not stated in the copy reviewed. It is a temporary regulation while the county prepares new rules, not a permanent prohibition, and it does not order existing facilities to shut down.
What this does not establish
- The posted copy shows blank signature and voting lines; the adoption day is the printed passed-and-adopted date of 8 June 2026.
- Chapters 17.33 and 17.37 of the Iron County Code, which define the covered uses, were not reviewed.
- The ordinance does not state whether it applies only in unincorporated Iron County.
- Counted from the 8 June 2026 adoption day, 180 days would end on 5 December 2026, but the ordinance counts from its effective date, which depends on publication; that computed day is not stored as an end date.
Unresolved questions
- When Ordinance 2026-13 was published and took effect, which sets the end of its 180-day period.
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: Iron County Board of County Commissioners page on ironcountyut.gov