Brentwood, in St. Louis County, Missouri, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on April 6, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "Brentwood, Missouri Board of Aldermen held the first reading on April 6, 2026 of a bill to classify data centers as conditional use in the light industrial district, requiring public hearings, pre/post-build studies, sound standards… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | pending | April 6, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: St. Louis County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Missouri context
Missouri has 28 documented local actions across 26 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, Evergy territory has a large-load tariff (enacted, November 13, 2025).
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.