The Riverside Land Use Committee is scheduled to consider amendments to the Riverside Municipal Code that would prohibit data centers as an allowable land use within the city, according to the published agenda for its Sept. 14, 2026 meeting.
According to the agenda, the committee’s discussion item calls for reviewing changes to the Municipal Code and applicable provisions of the city’s development regulations to bar data centers citywide. The agenda also lists a legislative update and items for future Land Use Committee consideration as requested by committee members.
The proposed code amendments matter to residents because they would determine whether data centers can be built anywhere within Riverside city limits, according to the agenda language. The meeting is one step in the city’s process for reviewing land use regulations before any changes could move forward.
- 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
- Additional agenda items: Legislative update; items for future Land Use Committee consideration as requested by members
- Source: Riverside Legistar public meeting agenda
According to the published agenda, the Land Use Committee is scheduled to discuss the proposed prohibition at the Sept. 14 meeting. The agenda does not indicate a vote or final action date on the amendments.
Residents who wish to follow or participate in the discussion can attend the Sept. 14, 2026 Land Use Committee meeting or review the full agenda and any related materials through the city’s Legistar system.
Official source: the published record