The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider a potential countywide ban on new data center construction within the unincorporated area of the county at its meeting on Oct. 20, 2026, according to the published agenda.
The agenda item, sponsored by Supervisor Lisa Gauthier and Supervisor Noelia Corzo, directs county staff to prepare appropriate amendments to the County’s Zoning Regulations, including the potential ban, according to the published agenda. The item is listed under County Executive, agenda item 16.
The matter is relevant to residents of unincorporated San Mateo County because any zoning amendments affecting data center construction would apply to land use decisions in those areas, according to the agenda description.
- Meeting: San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
- Date: Oct. 20, 2026
- Agenda Item: 16, sponsored by Supervisors Lisa Gauthier and Noelia Corzo
- Subject: Direction to staff to prepare zoning amendments, including a potential countywide ban on new data center construction in unincorporated areas
- Listed under: County Executive
According to the published agenda, the Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider directing staff to draft the zoning amendments at the Oct. 20 meeting. The agenda does not indicate a timeline for when any resulting zoning amendments would return to the board for further action.
Residents can review the full agenda and attend the meeting, or submit public comment through the process outlined by San Mateo County, via the meeting link published on the county’s Legistar system.
Official source: the published record