City-County Council, August 10, 2026
Votes on Proposal 238-2026 - Data center zoning text amendment and moratorium
What happened
The Indianapolis City-County Council's primary substantive land-use action was Proposal 238-2026, a zoning text amendment establishing a data center moratorium (passed as amended out of committee 10-3), which the Council amended on the floor with a new data-center definition (23-…
- Jurisdiction
- Indianapolis, IN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 10, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Motion to add Proposal 277-2026 removing three MDC commissioners
Councilor Brown moved to amend the agenda to insert Proposal 277-2026, a council resolution under Indiana Code 36-7-4-218G to remove Greg West, Daniel Moriarty, and Brandon Hurgett as Metropolitan Development Commissioners over their approval of data centers. Required 15 votes to add; motion failed 7-17.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Indianapolis City-County Council's primary substantive land-use action was Proposal 238-2026, a zoning text amendment establishing a data center moratorium (passed as amended out of committee 10-3), which the Council amended on the floor with a new data-center definition (23-…
Key Decisions (8)
Motion to add Proposal 277-2026 removing three MDC commissioners
Appointment of Angela Hobson to Animal Care Services Board (Proposal 96)
Veto override vote on Proposal 192-2026 (excise/wheel tax for road funding)
Proposal 208 - PERF participation for certain employees
Proposal 212 - HAWK signal for Nickel Plate Trail crossing on 56th Street
Proposal 213 - Intersection controls near IU Health Medical Center
Proposals 214-221 - Traffic controls and speed limit reductions
Proposal 238-2026 - Data center zoning text amendment and moratorium
Development Activity (5)
IMPD North District Station
Infrastructure
DPW consolidated operations garage
Infrastructure
Housing Hub - city-owned low-barrier homeless shelter
Institutional
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Strong constituent opposition to data centers led to a zoning…
Infrastructure
Indianapolis is committing to a new $100 million annual local…
Housing Demand
The 2027 budget targets adding 1,200 affordable rental units and…
Sentiment
The ~$1.9 billion 2027 budget (up from $1.7 billion) is…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, the mayor, a staff member, and the clerk.
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