Politics & Government
Palm Springs City Council Extends Data Center Moratorium To 2028
The ordinance was initially adopted in August and set to expire this month.
PALM SPRINGS, CA — A Palm Springs data center moratorium remained in effect Thursday and was being extended to two years.
In a City Council meeting Wednesday, the Palm Springs City Council unanimously voted to extend an interim urgency ordinance establishing the moratorium to temporarily prohibit "the acceptance, processing or approval of applications and permits related to data centers."
The ordinance was initially adopted during a council meeting on Aug. 26 that temporarily banned data center applications for 45 days and was set to expire on Oct. 10 before the moratorium was extended for an additional period of 22 months and 15 days. The new moratorium will last until Aug. 25, 2028.
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Under the ordinance, a data center is defined as a "structure or site used primarily for the storage, management, processing and transmission of digital data and that houses computer or network equipment, systems, servers, appliances and other associated components related to digital storage, processing and related operations," according to the staff report.
The moratorium was created as the city's municipal and zoning codes currently do not have definitions or regulations related to data centers and their uses. As a result, the additional time will provide the city to update applicable zoning codes.
