(KNZA)--The Brown County Commission has approved a resolution prohibiting data centers and commercial battery energy storage facilities in the county.

The resolution was approved Monday following a recommendation from the Brown County Planning Commission after a public hearing in August.

The new zoning regulations define data centers to include facilities used for computing, data storage, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and similar operations.

Commercial battery energy storage facilities with a capacity of at least one megawatt-hour are also prohibited, with limited exceptions.

The resolution takes effect after it is published in the official county newspaper.