To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
From: County Counsel
Meeting Date: October 6, 2026
Department Contact: Katharine Elliott Phone: 707-234-6885 Department Contact: Matthew Kiedrowski Phone: 707-234-6885
Item Type: Noticed Public Hearing Time Allocated for Item: 30 Minutes
Agenda Title:
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Noticed Public Hearing - Discussion and Possible Action Including Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Extending, By Twenty-Two Months and Fifteen Days, a Temporary Moratorium Prohibiting the Processing and Approval of New Data Center Uses Within the Unincorporated County to Allow for Evaluation of the Public Health, Environmental and Fiscal Impacts and the Enactment of Further and Appropriate Regulations Concerning Such Uses
(Sponsor: County Counsel)
Vote Requirement: 4/5ths
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Adopt Urgency Ordinance of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors extending, by twenty-two months and fifteen days, a temporary moratorium prohibiting the processing and approval of new Data Center Uses within the unincorporated County to allow for evaluation of the public health, environmental and fiscal impacts and the enactment of further and appropriate regulations concerning such uses; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
On July 7, 2026, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to prepare an urgency ordinance establishing a moratorium on new data centers in Mendocino County and formed an ad hoc committee of Supervisors Haschak and Williams to work with staff and bring back a specific plan regarding data centers, including research from other counties and cities, and to look at the financial benefit and impact to the County.
On September 1, 2026, the Board of Supervisors adopted the initial urgency ordinance establishing such a moratorium on data centers, which, pursuant to Government Code section 65858, is effective only for forty-five (45) d...
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