Council weighs brief pause vs case-by-case controls for data centers
Council members asked whether to impose a short moratorium on data-center approvals; staff said moratoria have been used elsewhere but may be legally complex and not always effective, and recommended tightening conditional-use criteria instead.
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After staff framed the regional context, councilmembers asked about temporary pauses or moratoria. One councilmember asked whether other communities had used six- or 12-month pauses; staff said "I have seen a lot of communities do that... I don't know how legally permissible it is" and that moratoria sometimes attract headline attention but can still result in approvals (SEG 232–238).
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