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Council discusses UDO changes for data centers and considers 30–90 day moratorium
Summary
Council raised concerns that the current UDO allows data centers in Light Industrial zones with limited oversight; members directed the city attorney to draft a Heavy Industrial zoning ordinance and a 30–90 day moratorium for consideration, with ordinance adoption to require two readings.
Councilors at the Jan. 20 work session discussed proposed updates to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) after staff noted that the existing UDO allows data centers in Light Industrial zoning with limited oversight. Council discussed creating a Heavy Industrial zoning district (initially with no properties assigned) and restricting data centers to that new district to increase oversight.
Members considered adopting a temporary 30–90 day moratorium on data center approvals while staff refines standards and reviews how other jurisdictions regulate such facilities. City Attorney Alex Dixon advised council that a moratorium can be drafted and reminded members that ordinance adoption requires two readings. He will prepare a Heavy Industrial zoning ordinance and a moratorium for the next meeting.
Next steps: the city attorney will prepare draft ordinance language and a moratorium for council consideration at the next meeting; no final ordinance or formal moratorium was adopted during the work session.
