The Seaside City Council is scheduled to consider adoption of an interim urgency ordinance establishing 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 Oct. 15, 2026 meeting.
According to the agenda, the recommendation attached to the item is to conduct a public hearing on the proposed ordinance. The agenda states the moratorium is intended to allow time for the city to study and develop appropriate regulations for data center land uses within Seaside.
The item matters to residents because, according to the agenda, it would directly affect how the city processes and approves data center development applications during the 45-day period, while city staff and officials work on potential new rules governing such projects.
- Meeting: Seaside City Council / Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seaside
- Date: Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026
- Agenda item: Adoption of an interim urgency ordinance establishing a 45-day moratorium on new data center land use applications
- Stated purpose, per the agenda: To allow for study and development of appropriate regulations
- Recommendation listed in the 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 consideration of the item at the Oct. 15 meeting. The agenda does not include additional detail on the scope of the proposed regulations beyond the moratorium’s stated purpose.
Residents who wish to participate can attend the Oct. 15 council meeting and take part in the public hearing on this item, as listed in the official agenda posted by the City of Seaside.
Official source: the published record