The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider an uncodified interim urgency ordinance on Nov. 17 that would extend the county’s temporary moratorium on large data centers by 10 months and 15 days, according to the published agenda.
The ordinance, listed as Attachment 1 on the agenda, would continue to prohibit the acceptance and processing of applications for large data centers in the county. According to the agenda, the ordinance is written to take immediate effect based on findings included in the attachment.
The item matters to residents because it directly affects whether new large data center applications can move forward in Humboldt County during the extension period. The moratorium, if extended, would maintain the current freeze on application processing for these facilities.
- Meeting date: Nov. 17, 2026
- Body: Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
- Action: Consideration of an uncodified interim urgency ordinance
- Proposed extension: 10 months and 15 days
- Effect: Would prohibit acceptance and processing of large data center applications
- Effective date: Immediate, according to the ordinance language in the agenda
According to the published agenda, the Board of Supervisors is scheduled to take up this ordinance as part of its Nov. 17 meeting. The agenda item includes Attachment 1, which contains the findings supporting the ordinance.
Residents can attend the Nov. 17 Board of Supervisors meeting in person or follow the proceedings through the county’s Legistar system, where the full agenda and attachments are posted. Members of the public wishing to comment on the item can do so through the public comment process outlined in the meeting agenda.
Official source: the published record