Lawton, in Comanche County, Oklahoma, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on February 24, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Lawton City Council voted 5-3 on February 24, 2026 to approve a zoning ordinance amendment setting one of the most restrictive data center limits in the country: data centers with peak electrical demand of 2 megawatts or less are permitted… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | February 24, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Comanche County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Oklahoma context
Oklahoma has 11 documented local actions across 11 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
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.