The Ford County Zoning Board is scheduled to consider a tabled zoning case addressing new rules for data centers and battery energy storage systems when it meets Oct. 26, 2026, according to the published agenda.
The case, listed as Zoning Case 2026-07, was continued from an Aug. 24, 2026 meeting, according to the agenda. It concerns proposed Article 31, governing data centers, and Article 32, governing battery energy storage systems, according to the agenda.
The agenda matters to residents because it covers potential new zoning standards that would apply to data center development and battery storage facilities in Ford County, according to the published agenda. The board’s public hearings section also includes two other items: an amended conditional use permit for Baughman Company, P.A. (Zoning Case 2026-08) and an amended conditional use permit referenced as SFP 241 242 (Zoning Case 2026-09), according to the agenda.
- Meeting: Ford County Zoning Board, Oct. 26, 2026
- Location: Ford County — Agenda Center listing (CivicPlus)
- Key item: Zoning Case 2026-07, tabled Aug. 24, 2026, addressing Article 31 (Data Centers) and Article 32 (Battery Energy Storage Systems)
- Other agenda items: Zoning Case 2026-08 (Amended CUP, Baughman Company, P.A.) and Zoning Case 2026-09 (Amended CUP, SFP 241 242)
- Agenda also includes approval of minutes from the Aug. 24, 2026 meeting
The zoning case is scheduled to come before the board as part of the public hearings section of the Oct. 26 meeting, according to the agenda. The agenda does not specify an outcome or further scheduling beyond this date.
Residents can review the full agenda and attend the meeting to observe or participate in the public hearing process, according to the published agenda posted on the Ford County Agenda Center.
Official source: the published record