Riverside’s Land Use Committee is scheduled to consider amendments to the city’s municipal code that would prohibit data centers as an allowable land use within the City, according to the published agenda for the committee’s Sept. 14, 2026 meeting.
The agenda item, listed under the committee’s regular business, directs discussion of changes to the Riverside Municipal Code and applicable provisions of the city’s development regulations. According to the agenda, the item includes attachments labeled “Report” and “Presentation” for committee review.
The proposal matters to residents because, if advanced, it would affect what types of commercial and industrial development are permitted within city limits, according to the agenda language describing the item as a prohibition on data centers as a land use citywide.
- Meeting: Riverside Land Use Committee
- Date: Sept. 14, 2026
- Location: Riverside, California
- Agenda item: Amendments to Riverside Municipal Code and development regulations to prohibit data centers as an allowable land use
- Attachments listed: Report, Presentation
- Other agenda items: Legislative update; items for future Land Use Committee meetings
According to the published agenda, the committee is scheduled to discuss the proposed code amendments during the Sept. 14 meeting. The agenda does not indicate a vote outcome or further procedural steps beyond the discussion item itself.
Residents seeking more information or wishing to comment on the proposal can review the full agenda and attachments through the city’s Legistar system and may attend the Sept. 14 Land Use Committee meeting in Riverside, according to the meeting notice.
Official source: the published record