The Seaside City Council is scheduled to consider an interim urgency ordinance that would establish a 45-day moratorium on the processing and approval of new data center land use applications, according to the published agenda for the council’s October 15, 2026 meeting.
According to the agenda, the ordinance is intended to allow the city time to study and develop appropriate regulations for data center development within Seaside. The agenda recommendation calls for the council to conduct a public hearing on the matter.
The proposal matters to residents because, if adopted, it would temporarily halt city action on new data center applications while officials evaluate how such facilities should be regulated going forward, according to the agenda.
- Date of meeting: October 15, 2026
- Body: Seaside City Council / Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seaside
- Agenda item: Consideration of adoption of an interim urgency ordinance
- Proposed measure: 45-day moratorium on processing and approval of new data center land use applications
- Stated purpose: To allow for study and development of appropriate regulations
- Recommendation listed in agenda: Conduct a public hearing
According to the published agenda, the council is scheduled to conduct a public hearing on the ordinance as part of its October 15 meeting. The agenda does not include additional detail beyond the recommendation to hold a hearing and consider adoption of the ordinance.
Residents seeking to engage with this item can attend the October 15, 2026 Seaside City Council meeting and participate in the public hearing on the proposed moratorium, as indicated in the meeting agenda.
Official source: the published record