Data centers in Indiana local government
What Indiana city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about data centers — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
23 Indiana meetings since 2024 covered data centers. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Indiana with the most data centers activity
- Indianapolis, IN (10)
- Hobart, IN (4)
- Valparaiso, IN (2)
- Washington, IN (2)
- Cayuga, IN (2)
- Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, IN (1)
- Charlestown, IN (1)
- Shelbyville, IN (1)
Latest matching meetings
Plan Commission to discuss hiring expert for data center rules
The Valparaiso Plan Commission will hold a special meeting to discuss engaging a qualified subject matter expert to assist in developing regulatory standards for data center development. No public comment will be taken at this meeting; a future public hearing will be held if an ordinance is proposed.
Council considers electric bicycle regulations and a data center development moratorium
The City Council will review an ordinance regarding electric bicycles and motorized electric devices. They will also consider a first reading of an ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium on new data center development.
Board tours DC Blox Data Center in Atlanta
The Board of Education gathering consists solely of an on-site tour of the DC Blox Data Center. No decisions or discussions are scheduled; this is a procedural information item.
Planning Commission to consider 2‑year moratorium on data center projects
The Washington Planning Commission will consider a temporary two‑year development moratorium that would pause acceptance, processing, and approval of all applications, permits, and approvals for data center development, construction, or operation in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of the city. The…
MDC to consider tax abatements and zoning for residential and commercial projects
The Metropolitan Development Commission will hold public hearings on several property tax abatements and zoning petitions. The body will also discuss an ordinance amendment regarding data center development.
Plan Commission to consider 2-year data center moratorium
The Washington Plan Commission will decide on a temporary two-year moratorium on data center development in the city and its unincorporated areas. The pause is meant to study potential impacts and update regulations and the comprehensive plan.
Committee reviews data center moratoriums and site plans across Cayuga County
The Review Committee will evaluate several local actions to determine if they have intermunicipal or countywide impacts. Items include proposed moratoriums for data centers in Mentz and Scipio, as well as various site plans and subdivisions.
Data center variance for 420,000 sq ft up for hearing
The Hearing Examiner will hold public hearings on several zoning petitions, including expedited rezonings and continued items. The most significant is a variance to allow a data center of up to 420,000 sq ft at 305 Fintail Drive. Other items include a rezoning for truck parking and outdoor storage, a 13-lot…
Advisory Plan Commission to review Shadow Lake Data Center project
The Charlestown Advisory Plan Commission will review the proposed Shadow Lake Data Center development at 1800 Cristiani Parkway. They will consider an IMPLAN economic summary, water/wastewater usage data, site drawings, and a drainage report.
Data center zoning amendment and tax abatements on MDC agenda
The Metropolitan Development Commission will hold public hearings on a proposed zoning ordinance amendment for data center development, preliminary tax abatements for two companies, and contracts for the City Market renovation. Items include a professional services contract with Browning Day ($87,000) and transfer of…
Commission to consider variance for large apartment at Saulcy Street
The Metropolitan Development Commission holds public hearings on real estate conveyances via the Vacant to Vibrant program, a tax abatement amendment for Alfa Laval, and several zoning petitions. Key items include a variance for a large apartment complex at 1437–1533 Saulcy Street with height and parking exceptions, a…
Plan Commission reviews several subdivision, rezoning and data‑center proposals
The Hobart Plan Commission will consider a series of subdivision applications, a rezoning request for industrial use, and two large data‑center site plan reviews. Each item will be voted on or deferred during the May 7, 2026 meeting. The agenda lists the specific parcels, lot counts, and zoning designations for each…
Review of special use permits and a data center moratorium
The committee will review minutes from the March 19, 2026 meeting and evaluate local actions for potential intermunicipal or countywide impacts. Items include special use permit reviews for the Town of Ledyard and Village of Fair Haven, as well as a proposed data center moratorium in the Town of Victory.
Plan Commission to review data center site plans
The Plan Commission will hold a work session to review engineering comments for proposed data center site plans. The discussion focuses on two specific petitions located at the southeast corner of 61st Avenue and Colorado Street.
Data center rezoning with height variance appeal at 2505 N Sherman Dr
The Metropolitan Development Commission will hold public hearings on multiple zoning petitions, including a contested data center rezoning at 2505 North Sherman Drive with a building height variance appeal. Other items include emergency roof repairs at Union Station, several rezonings, and a modification of…
Commission to vote on Sabey data center park variances and tax abatements.
The Metropolitan Development Commission holds public hearings on proposed six-year tax abatements for TAG Midwest Properties and TC Heartland at a Pike Township site, and considers a data center technology park by Sabey Data Center Properties with multiple zoning variances. Several rezonings are also up for…
Livable Communities to discuss handicap‑door requirement for a potential Data Center
The Livable Communities Coalition will review several fairground display items and a new parking addition. They will consider a recommendation to the council that any Data Center buildings include handicap‑accessible doors. Other agenda items include a canopy need, handout supplies, and a Gold Star presentation for…
Public hearing on 13.68-acre data center rezoning at 2505 N Sherman Drive
The Hearing Examiner will hold public hearings on several zoning petitions, including a 13.68-acre rezoning for a data center at 2505 N Sherman Drive with a height variance. Other petitions include a mixed-use development at 5416 N College Avenue, residential rezonings, and a 40.11-acre industrial rezoning at 2650 W…
Data center plan continued; hearing examiner to rule on rezonings and variances
The Hearing Examiner will hold public hearings on 20 items, including several continuances and new petitions. Major items include a data center proposal (continued to February 26), a commercial parking lot rezoning, and a Boy Scouts property rezoning. Several rezonings for residential and industrial uses are also…
Council to vote on tax abatements for Amazon data center and economic revitalization area
The Hobart Common Council will consider several resolutions, including designating an Economic Revitalization Area and approving real‑property tax abatements for Amazon Data Services, Inc. and Hobart Owner LLC. The council will also act on a zoning amendment that changes a B‑1 and R‑1 zone to a PUD zone on the…
Board to discuss LTMA for new data center at 61st & Colorado and other projects
The Hobart Sanitary and Stormwater Management Board will meet on November 25, 2025. The board will discuss and consider a Long‑Term Maintenance and Operation Agreement with Hobart Owner LLC for the new data center at 61st and Colorado. Additional items include Change Order No. 3 for the 14 Illinois sewer lateral…
MDC to consider 467-acre data center campus and Oxford Row incentives
The Metropolitan Development Commission will hold public hearings on economic development resolutions for Oxford Row and various zoning petitions. The body is deciding on multiple residential and commercial rezonings and a large-scale data center proposal.
Public hearing on 467-acre data center campus rezoning in Franklin Township
The Hearing Examiner will hold public hearings on multiple rezoning and development proposals, including a large data center campus, mixed-use developments, and multi-family projects. Several petitions are requested to be continued to later dates.