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Committee requests staff research for possible temporary moratorium on data centers
Summary
Supervisors discussed a proposed temporary moratorium and 12‑month study of data‑center development in county‑zoned areas to evaluate infrastructure, environmental and zoning implications. The committee asked staff to compile comparative ordinances, technical impacts, counsel guidance and a road map for next steps.
Supervisor Erickson brought forward a proposal to consider a temporary moratorium on data‑center development in county‑zoned areas and a 12‑month roadmap for study. He recommended forming a study commission, including residents, to evaluate infrastructure, legal and environmental impacts and to draft permanent zoning standards and conditional‑use criteria.
Committee members asked for additional comparison materials and counsel guidance about legal defensibility. The committee signaled support for staff to prepare a comparative analysis of other counties’ approaches, technical impacts of data centers, suggested moratorium language and a study plan to return at a future meeting.
