Scope
Dane County 2026 RES-039, Substitute 1, adopted under Wis. Stat. 59.69(4), stops the receipt of applications for, and the granting of, zoning-related permits for hyperscale data centers (placement or construction), meaning facilities with at least 5,000 servers and 10,000 square feet of floor space. It lasts 18 months from its effective date or until rescinded, whichever is earlier. The resolution text does not state its geographic reach; county zoning authority under that statute generally applies only in towns under county zoning, not in cities, villages or towns that administer their own zoning.
- Geographic scope
- Dane County, Wisconsin (towns under county zoning)
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Dane County Board of Supervisors
Dates
- Adopted
- 4 June 2026
- Effective
- Effective date not stated in the source
- Scheduled expiration
- See completion condition
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- Eighteen months from the effective date the clerk inserts, or until rescinded, whichever is earlier. The inserted date is not visible in the saved text, so no end day is computed.
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 2 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
The Dane County Board of Supervisors adopted 2026 RES-039, Substitute 1, on 4 June 2026, and the County Executive signed it on 8 June 2026. The resolution pauses county zoning permits for hyperscale data centers in towns under county zoning for 18 months from its effective date or until rescinded. The effective date is a clerk insertion that does not appear in the saved text, so no end day is computed.
What this does not establish
- Adoption and signature dates come from the county Legistar history, a supporting source.
- The limit to towns under county zoning is from the county announcement and the statute cited, not a separate adopted map.
- The City of Madison's moratorium is a separate instrument.
Unresolved questions
- The exact effective date and resulting 18-month end date.
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://legistar2.granicus.com/dane/attachments/51b6e4be-c26a-48dd-9b0f-47da0296f7e1.pdf
- Sub. 1 to 2026 RES-039, signed copy Adoption (4 June 2026) and County Executive signature (8 June 2026) · 8 June 2026
- Sub. 1 to 2026 RES-039 (Legistar Web API copy) Official copy of the primary text on a page open to automated access; byte-identical to the primary text
- 2026 RES-039 matter history (Legistar Web API) Adoption on 4 June 2026 and County Executive signature on 8 June 2026; no later action as of 23 September 2026 · 8 June 2026