County to consider 12‑month moratorium on medium/large data centers; final vote Nov. 3
County staff presented a draft 12‑month planning moratorium on medium and large data centers to allow the county to adopt development criteria and await a state interdisciplinary study; the board set final enactment for Nov. 3 and an effective date of Nov. 15, 2026.
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The county attorney's office presented the first reading of an ordinance establishing a temporary 12‑month planning moratorium on medium and large data centers to give staff time to craft code criteria and to await a state‑directed interdisciplinary study expected in July. Staff said the moratorium would be in place from Nov. 15, 2026, through Nov. 15, 2027, if the board enacts the ordinance on Nov. 3 and adopts the proposed effective date.
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