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Large-Scale Data Center Moratorium — Ordinance No. 2026-03

Description

Not an application itself — the citywide moratorium ordinance was sent back to staff (3-2) with the moratorium language stripped out and development guidelines ordered instead. A zoning verification letter confirmed a data center inquiry at Rancho Los Lagos, which stays in county jurisdiction unless annexed.

Impact summary

The door isn't shut on data centers — the city will write rules first — but anyone building inside Brawley's limits will face a new land-use definition and public review process.

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 22
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · City Council

Tabled3–2

Last discussed Jun 2, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jun 2, 2026Tabled 3–2

City Council (Regular) - Jun 2, 2026

Related issues (1)

Data Center Moratorium Withdrawn, Guidelines to Be Developed

Residents are upset the council declined to adopt a 45-day moratorium on AI data center development last month while the city updates its zoning ordinance. They want the moratorium back — or a public vote — citing water use, lithium battery fire risk, and health impacts. The Mayor Pro Tem says no data center is actually planned for Brawley right now.

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