底特律市议员提18个月数据中心许可暂停令 要求先立分区规则再放行新项目

底特律(Detroit)——位于密歇根州韦恩县的底特律市,底特律市议会第6区议员 Gabriela Santiago-Romero 已要求议会法务部门起草一项临时分区条例,在全市数据中心分区规则出台之前,暂停受理新的企业级超级智能数据中心许可,暂停期拟至2028年3月17日,为期18个月。
Santiago-Romero 在9月29日的备忘录中提出这一要求。她表示,此举意在为今年3月市议会一项决议所呼吁的两年暂停期提供「额外一层保护」——该决议曾敦促市长 Mary Sheffield 实施暂停,但市长迄今未采取行动。与此同时,市规划委员会正在制定永久性的数据中心分区政策,目标于12月31日前完成。
「社区一直在等这个(暂停令)。现在没有任何保护措施,我觉得我必须这么做,」Santiago-Romero 对 BridgeDetroit 表示,「先暂停下来。我们已经明确表明了立场。」她并指出,这类做法并不罕见:新奥尔良、Tulsa、Denver 以及密歇根州内的 Lansing、Flint、Pontiac 等城市都采取过类似步骤,为本市赢得制定监管框架的时间。
随着超级智能算力需求增长,全美多地社区对数据中心的用电、用水与噪音等影响提出关切,各城市纷纷以暂停令或专门分区规则回应。底特律的临时条例草案尚待法务部门完成起草并提交议会审议。(GSM 据 BridgeDetroit 报道)
Detroit Council Member Seeks 18-Month Data Center Permit Pause While the City Writes Zoning Rules
DETROIT — Detroit is a city in Wayne County, Michigan. District 6 Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero has asked the City Council's legal division to draft an interim zoning ordinance that would pause permitting for any new enterprise SI data centers until March 17, 2028 — an 18-month pause while Detroit develops formal zoning rules for the facilities.
Santiago-Romero made the request in a September 29 memorandum, saying she is pursuing 'an added layer of protection' to effectively achieve the two-year moratorium the council urged Mayor Mary Sheffield to put in place in a March resolution, on which the mayor has taken no action. Meanwhile, the City Planning Commission is working on a permanent data center zoning policy, with a goal of completion by December 31.
'The community has been waiting for that (a moratorium). There are no protections in place and this feels like what I have to do,' Santiago-Romero told BridgeDetroit. 'Let's pause on this. We made it clear where we stand.' She noted other cities have taken similar steps to buy time for regulatory frameworks, citing New Orleans, Tulsa and Denver, as well as Lansing, Flint and Pontiac in Michigan.
As SI computing demand grows, communities across the country have raised concerns about data centers' power and water use and noise, prompting cities to respond with pauses or dedicated zoning rules. Detroit's interim ordinance still must be drafted and brought before the council. (GSM, based on BridgeDetroit reporting)
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