Council extends temporary moratorium on new data-center applications while staff studies impacts
Council voted 5–0 to extend an urgency moratorium (10 months, 15 days) on accepting/processing applications for new data centers and communications equipment buildings, directing staff to study state bills, water/energy/noise/climate impacts and return with recommendations.
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City staff asked council to extend by 10 months and 15 days the temporary moratorium the council had adopted in September on new data-center and communications-equipment building applications so staff can assess technical, environmental and legal issues and analyze recently enacted state bills. Paul Bernal (Planning) told council the municipal code lacks definitions for many data-center impacts and that jurisdictions across California are examining similar questions.
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