The Lyon Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a moratorium on data centers and large land uses, or facilities that exceed 100,000 square feet, while officials study various issues and update township ordinances.The move came during the board’s March 2 standing-room-only meeting, during which dozens of residents again voiced anger over Project Flex, a 1.8 million-square foot data center planned for South Hill Business Park West.The moratorium does not affect that project, which was approved by the planning commission last fall as an acceptable use in the industrial district and for which township Planner Brian Keesey received the 93-page final site plan on Feb. 17.
“As a starting point, this (moratorium) does not apply to the existing application as it is today, but future data centers,” township Attorney Matt Zalewski explained to the crowd, adding that 180 days is a typical term for an initial moratorium. “This is not supposed to be a long-term solution, but breathing room for a problem identified.”
Zalewski said a clause in the moratorium resolution allows applicants who think they are aggrieved to appeal. He stressed the clause is an essential component to apply due process and prevent a lawsuit.
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