TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Haschak and Supervisor Williams
MEETING DATE: July 7, 2026
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Haschak
PHONE:
707-463-4221
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Williams
PHONE:
707-463-4221
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 Minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Direction to Staff to Return to the Board with an Urgency Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium Prohibiting the Processing and Approval of New Data Centers to Allow for Evaluation of the Public Health and Environmental Impacts
(Sponsors: Supervisor Haschak and Supervisor Williams)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Direct staff to return to the Board with an urgency Ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium prohibiting the processing and approval of new data centers to allow for evaluation of the public health and environmental impacts.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board has previously adopted urgency ordinances placing temporary moratoriums on various activities while such activities were being studied. Activities that have been the subject of a temporary moratorium include Phase Three cannabis cultivation permitting, cultivation of hemp, GMOs, and short-term rentals.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Government Code section 65858 permits the County to adopt a temporary moratorium ordinance-prohibiting otherwise permitted uses-when those uses conflict with potential land use proposals that the County is considering, studying, or intending to study within a reasonable time. Adoption of such ordinances require a four-fifths vote of the Board. As part of the moratorium ordinance, the Board must find that there is a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety or welfare of County residents.
Data Centers provide the necessary computing hardware-servers, storage systems, and networking equipment-for the digital economy. However, communities nationwide ar...
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