The Easton Planning Commission is scheduled to consider a proposed 12-month moratorium on permits for data centers at its meeting on Aug. 20, 2026, according to the published agenda posted on the town’s CivicClerk portal.
The agenda describes the measure as a pause on permits for the operation of what it terms “emerging technologies commonly known as ‘data processing’ centers, ‘data mining’ centers or ‘data centers'” within the Town of Easton. According to the agenda text, the moratorium would apply for a period of twelve months “pending consideration and adoption of revised Zoning O[rdinances].”
For Easton residents, the item matters because it directly concerns how the town regulates a category of large-scale technology facilities within its borders, and whether new permit applications for such facilities would be accepted while the town revises its zoning code.
- Meeting: Easton Planning Commission, scheduled for Aug. 20, 2026
- Location: Town of Easton, Maryland
- Agenda item: Proposed 12-month moratorium on permits for data centers
- Stated purpose, per agenda: to pause data center permits while the town considers and adopts revised zoning ordinances
- Source: Official meeting agenda published via Eastonmd CivicClerk portal
Per the published agenda, the Planning Commission is scheduled to take up the moratorium proposal at the Aug. 20 meeting. The agenda does not indicate a final vote outcome, and any subsequent zoning ordinance revisions referenced in the agenda text would follow through the town’s standard review process.
Residents seeking more information or wishing to comment on the proposal can attend the Aug. 20, 2026 Planning Commission meeting in Easton. The full agenda and meeting materials are available through the Easton, MD CivicClerk portal.
Official source: the published record