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Larimer County staff propose 30‑day moratorium on hyperscale data centers ahead of Feb. 9 hearing
Summary
County staff told commissioners they will ask the board to adopt a 30‑day moratorium on data center development as a stopgap while drafting local regulations and preparing a proposal for a six‑month moratorium at a Feb. 9 land use hearing; commissioners asked for a brief public explanation at the Jan. 27 admin matters meeting.
Rebecca Everett, community development director for Larimer County, told the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 26 that staff will place a proposal on the Jan. 27 admin matters agenda to adopt a 30‑day moratorium on data center facilities as a temporary measure while the county develops regulations.
"There is an item on your admin matters agenda for tomorrow that is a proposal for a 30 day moratorium on data center facilities," Everett said, describing the moratorium as a bridge until the Feb. 9 land use hearing where staff will seek approval of a six‑month moratorium with full public notice and comment.
The staff presentation framed hyperscale…
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