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Aurora adopts 180‑day moratorium on data centers and warehouses while zoning rules are rewritten
Summary
Council voted to adopt a temporary moratorium on new data center and warehouse approvals citywide for up to 180 days while staff crafts a distinct data-center zoning category, with exemptions for completed applications and hardship appeals.
The Aurora City Council on Sept. 25 adopted an ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium of up to 180 days on approvals for data center facilities and warehouses while staff develops rules that separately address data centers’ impacts.
“Right now we don’t have a data center category for zoning. We only have a warehouse category,” Tracy Vasek, Zoning and Planning Director, told the council during a presentation. The council approved the moratorium by voice and roll call after a motion from Alderman Mesiakos and a second from Alderman Larson.
Why it matters: Developers had been submitting data‑center projects under the existing warehouse zoning category. City attorneys and planning staff said the moratorium will give Aurora time to develop a specific “data center” text amendment that can set standards for noise mitigation, energy and water use, siting and…
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