Orange County board refers zoning text amendment to remove 'by‑right' status for data centers after wide public concern

Jan 13, 2026

The board voted 5–0 to refer a zoning text amendment that would remove data centers as a by‑right use to the Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation; public commenters urged quick action, raised water, farmland and transparency worries, and asked for monitoring and decommissioning plans.

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The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to initiate a zoning text amendment to remove data centers as a by‑right use in the county and referred the measure to the Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation.

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