Fayetteville, in Washington County, Arkansas, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on June 16, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "On June 4, 2026 Fayetteville Mayor Molly Rawn (with Councilman Scott Berna) announced proposed ordinance amendments making data centers a conditional use across all zoning districts (currently by-right in I-2 industrial), giving the… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | June 16, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Washington County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Arkansas context
Arkansas has 7 documented local actions across 6 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Arkansas in this snapshot.
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.