Commission adopts 180‑day pause on data‑center applications while staff drafts permanent rules
Grand County adopted a 180‑day temporary land‑use regulation pausing acceptance and processing of data‑center, power‑plant and related infrastructure applications so staff can draft permanent, objective standards (water, power, noise, lighting and siting) and align county code with evolving state law and peer jurisdictions.
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The Grand County Commission voted unanimously to adopt a 180‑day temporary land‑use regulation that pauses acceptance and processing of applications for data centers, associated power plants and digital infrastructure pending a permanent code update. Planning director Andrew Jackson told the commission the pause preserves a "clean slate" while staff develop definitions and objective performance standards for what the county will allow.
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