Agenda Item Wording:
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Urgency Ordinance extension – Consideration of extending Ordinance No. 2026-10, an interim urgency ordinance adopted as a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing, approval, or issuance of permits and entitlements for new data center developments and communications equipment buildings within the City of Visalia pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858 for an additional ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days (4/5’s approval of the City Council is required for passage of Ordinance No. 2026-12).
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Agenda Date: 10/19/2026
Prepared by:
Paul Bernal, Planning and Community Preservation Director, (559) 713-4025, paul.bernal@visalia.gov; James Koontz, City Attorney
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council extend Ordinance No. 2026-10, an urgency ordinance placing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing, approval, or issuance of permits and entitlements for new data center development and communications equipment buildings while the City continues to research and analyze recent state legislation and land use regulations governing new data centers within the City of Visalia pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858 (4/5’s approval of the City Council is required for passage of Ordinance No. 2026-12).
If adopted, the urgency ordinance will be extended for an additional ten (10) months, fifteen (15) days from the date of its adoption pursuant to Government Code section 65858.
Summary:
On September 8, 2026, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2026-10, which enacted a moratorium on the acceptance, processing, approval, or issuance of permits and entitlements for new data center development and communications equipment buildings, while the City considers land use regulations governing new data centers within the City of Visalia pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858. In addition, on October 5, 2026, the City Council received a staff report regarding the m...
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