Residents and advocates press council over data-center code changes and procedural concerns
Public speakers objected to how the city handled early changes to the data-center code amendment (CDCA-004-26), raising concerns about transferred development rights, inadequate notice to property owners and staff communications with industry stakeholders; some speakers warned the process risks legal challenges and urged the council to open the record and provide answers.
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Multiple public commenters raised detailed procedural objections to recent staff actions tied to the community development code amendment (CDCA-004-26) related to data centers and battery storage. Speakers accused staff of advancing transferable development-rights language to the planning commission without clear council consensus, altering draft language after the record was closed and failing to notify dozens of property owners who may be affected.
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