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10 <br /> 2) Policy options available to the County, including, but not limited to, a temporary <br /> moratorium on data center development, revising the Orange County Land Use Plan and <br /> UDO, and the legal process required to implement each option. <br /> 3) Recommendation(s) for Board action. <br /> The staff provided the presentation at the March 17, 2026, Business meeting. The Board voted <br /> unanimously to hold a public hearing at its April 21, 2026, Business meeting to allow for the <br /> opportunity to declare a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers as a land use, inclusive <br /> of Artificial Intelligence Data Centers, Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities, Data Centers, Data <br /> Processing Facilities, and similar uses.The Board also voted unanimously to direct staff to develop <br /> amendments to the County's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to define and regulate both <br /> "large-scale" data centers, inclusive of Artificial Intelligence Data Centers, Cryptocurrency Mining <br /> Facilities, Data Centers, Data Processing Facilities, and similar uses during this moratorium. <br /> Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 160D-107, "local governments may adopt <br /> temporary moratoria on any development approval required by law, [and] the duration of any <br /> moratorium shall be reasonable in light of the specific conditions that warrant imposition of the <br /> moratorium and may not exceed the period of time necessary to correct, modify, or resolve such <br /> conditions" <br /> John Roberts, County Attorney, made the following presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> i <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Item 5a: <br /> Public Hearing to consider a Moratorium on <br /> "Data Centers" as a Land Use <br />