The Morgan Hill City Council is scheduled to consider an ordinance extending a moratorium on new land-use applications for free-standing data centers and grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) within city limits, according to the published agenda for the Oct. 21, 2026 council meeting.
The agenda item describes an “ordinance extending a moratorium to prohibit processing and approval of new land use applications for free standing data centers and grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) within city limits for 22 months and 15 days,” according to the agenda text obtained via the city’s CivicClerk portal. The recommendation listed in the agenda states the council is to “determine the adoption of this” ordinance.
For residents, the item matters because it would extend, rather than lift, existing restrictions on where and whether data center and battery storage developers can submit land-use applications in Morgan Hill, according to the agenda description.
- Meeting date: Oct. 21, 2026
- Location/body: Morgan Hill City Council
- Agenda action type: Council vote
- Proposed extension length: 22 months and 15 days
- Scope: Prohibits processing and approval of new land-use applications for free-standing data centers and grid-scale BESS citywide
According to the published agenda, the council is scheduled to take up the ordinance as part of its Oct. 21 meeting. The agenda recommendation calls for the council to determine whether to adopt the extension; no outcome has been recorded.
Residents can review the full agenda item and attend the Oct. 21 meeting to provide public comment, according to the meeting materials posted on the city’s CivicClerk agenda portal.
Official source: the published record
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