AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOLEY, ALABAMA, IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING, APPROVAL, AND CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS, BITCOIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING FACILITIES, SERVER FARMS, AND SIMILAR, TECHNICALLY-ORIENTED, USE, FACILITY, OR OPERATION THAT IS PRIMARILY USED FOR COMPUTING, DATA PROCESSING, DATA STORAGE, CRYPTOCURRENCY GENERATION, OR SIMILAR TECHNOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS AND THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH ELECTRICAL DEMAND AND/OR HIGH WATER CONSUMPTION

Committee

Engineering

Requested by

Engineering

Introduced

August 17, 2026

On agenda

September 8, 2026

Passed

September 8, 2026

Enacted

September 8, 2026

Enactment no.

26-2029-ORD

Where it was heard

City Council Sep 8, 2026 adopted City Council Aug 17, 2026 approved on first reading

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