Botkins, in Shelby County, Ohio, adopted a data-center conditions measure on April 14, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "The Village of Botkins, Ohio held the first reading of legislation to ban data center development during the week of April 13, 2026. If adopted, it would be one of the first outright bans (rather than moratoriums) in Ohio's current wave of… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditions ordinance | condition | pending | April 14, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Shelby County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Ohio context
Ohio has 89 documented local actions across 82 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (in force, May 27, 2026) and AEP Ohio territory has a large-load tariff (in force, July 9, 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.