Wixom Industrial One, LLC v. City of Wixom (Michigan Data Center Moratorium Suit)

Wixom Industrial One, LLC sued the City of Wixom, Michigan on August 7, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (case no. 2:26-cv-12754), alleging the city's six-month data center moratorium -- adopted after public opposition to the developer's project emerged -- violates Michigan's zoning enabling act. The complaint targets a planned 55-acre, more than 519,000-square-foot data center development at 30625 S. Wixom Road, developed with Missouri-based Sansone Group, on land currently zoned M-1 light industrial.

Why it matters

The case joins a fast-growing wave of federal litigation nationally in which data center developers are challenging municipal moratoria as exceeding local zoning authority or improperly targeting a specific project once it drew public opposition. A ruling curbing municipal moratorium power in Michigan would affect how data center developers approach siting disputes with local governments throughout the state.

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