The Pima County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider a proposal for a 120-day moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Pima County during a meeting addendum posted for Aug. 11, 2026, according to the published agenda on the county’s Legistar system.
The item, submitted by District 3, would direct the County Administrator to work with the Pima County Attorney’s Office and county departments to develop revisions to Board of Supervisors policies related to data center development, according to the agenda listing. The agenda describes the item as “Discussion/Direction/Action,” indicating the board may discuss the matter, provide direction to staff, or take formal action during the session.
The measure matters to residents because it concerns how the county regulates data center construction in unincorporated areas, which fall under direct county land-use authority rather than municipal jurisdiction. A moratorium, if directed, would pause new data center development for a defined period while staff and legal counsel develop potential policy changes.
- Meeting: Pima County Board of Supervisors Addendum
- Date: Aug. 11, 2026
- Sponsor: District 3
- Agenda item: Establishing a 120-day Moratorium on Data Centers in Unincorporated Pima County
- Attachment: BOS_RequestRevisionsBOSPolicies_Dist3Submittal
- Action type listed: Discussion/Direction/Action
According to the agenda, the item calls for the County Administrator to coordinate with the County Attorney’s Office and other departments to develop the proposed moratorium framework. The board is scheduled to take up the item as part of the Aug. 11 meeting addendum; no vote outcome has occurred as of the agenda’s publication.
Residents seeking to engage with the process can attend the Aug. 11 Board of Supervisors meeting or review the full agenda and attachments through the Pima County Legistar portal listed in the meeting notice. Public comment procedures for the session are detailed in the official meeting agenda.
Official source: the published record