Minneapolis file 2026-01210, before the Minneapolis City Council. Still to be decided as of 2026-10-15.
Latest action: Scheduled by City Council
Data center operators must obtain a business license. Any qualifying data center will need to apply for and maintain a city license before opening or expanding in Minneapolis.
City gets power to review and regulate data centers. Minneapolis can now set rules for where data centers go, what they must do, and how they operate through the licensing process.
The rule's details depend on what counts as qualifying. The ordinance establishes licensing requirements but the specific size, power use, or other thresholds that make a data center 'qualifying' will determine how many facilities are affected.
Passage of Ordinanceamending Title 13 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Licenses and Business Regulations, adding a new Chapter 271 entitled "Data Centers" establishing licensing requirements for qualifying data centers.
Read the official record for 2026-01210
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