Millington Approves Six-Month Pause on Data Center Applications

Memphis, TN, October 14, 2026 —

Millington has approved a six-month moratorium on data center development applications while the city reexamines its zoning ordinances. The pause applies to applications for data center development, according to the information provided about the decision.

The moratorium is intended to give the city time to review its zoning rules. The available information does not specify which parts of the ordinances are under review, whether the city plans to propose changes, or what process it will use to conduct the review.

The decision comes as Shelby County and the City of Memphis are also weighing their own data center moratoriums. Neither jurisdiction is described as having approved a pause. The details of their considerations, including any proposed duration or timing, were not provided.

Information about the Millington action does not identify when the six-month period begins or ends, which city body approved it, or whether applications already submitted are affected. The number of applications involved and any specific projects were also not provided. No details were given about public hearings, implementation procedures or the city’s next steps after the review.

For now, the stated action in Millington is limited to a six-month pause on data center development applications and a review of zoning ordinances. The separate discussions in Shelby County and Memphis remain under consideration, based on the information available.

Story summarized from the original created by Lydian Coombs (Kennin) on www.actionnews5.com, see more information here.

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