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Board directs staff to draft deferral/moratorium language and review zoning for data centers
Summary
Following concerns about water, power and land‑use impacts, commissioners directed staff to draft a deferral/moratorium warrant and review county code language to clarify whether and where data centers should be permitted; the Board also asked staff to incorporate bulk requirements and other zoning considerations into a broader code review.
Commissioners instructed staff on Jan. 15 to prepare language for a deferral or moratorium on new data‑center permits while the county studies potential impacts and code changes.
The motion grew from a broader discussion about large commercial uses that, under current county code, might be filed as warehousing or similar uses. Commissioner Gordon said data…
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