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Committee amends data‑center moratorium to exempt quantum‑computing and life‑sciences innovation cluster facilities
Summary
Alderman Adam Marchand successfully moved an amendment to exempt quantum computing and life‑sciences research facilities associated with the New Haven innovation cluster from the proposed moratorium; the committee adopted the amendment and then recommended the amended moratorium to the full board.
During debate on the proposed moratorium, Alderman Adam Marchand moved a targeted amendment to ensure that small, research‑oriented quantum‑computing and life‑sciences facilities located in the city’s designated innovation cluster are not unintentionally captured by the moratorium. Marchand said the language should appear in the exemptions section rather than the definitional section to avoid confusion and to make the exemption explicit.
Marchand’s amendment read, in part: “The provisions of this ordinance shall also not apply to the quantum computing or life sciences research facilities associated with the New Haven Quantum and Life Sciences Innovation cluster.” Committee members discussed staff concerns and accepted the amendment; the change passed on a voice vote and was incorporated into the moratorium before the committee forwarded the item to the full board.
