Commerce City council member says council enacted data-center moratorium
Council Member Charles Dukes said the council enacted a six-month pause on new data-center applications as the city studies longer-term regulations.
Commerce City Council Member Charles Dukes said the council enacted a six-month moratorium on data centers, temporarily pausing some new applications while the city studies longer-term regulations.
Dukes made the statement during the Parks, Recreation, and Golf Commission’s Aug. 18 meeting. The commission minutes say he told members that “Council voted to enact a six-month moratorium on data centers.” The minutes also say the council planned a study session and public feedback.
The record for Ordinance 2804 lists City Council approval on first reading Aug. 24 and a second reading scheduled for Sept. 21. The record does not show a final-action entry.
The proposed ordinance text would impose a six-month moratorium beginning on its effective date. It would apply to the city’s acceptance, processing or approval of permit applications, site-development plans and zoning applications for new data centers or expansions that increase the gross floor area of an existing data-center use.
The text does not specify a calendar effective date or explain how applications pending before that date would be handled. The commission minutes do not identify the ordinance or resolution behind the action or provide details about the study session or public-feedback process.