ApprovedGeneral Plan Amendment
AI Data Center Prohibition — Ordinance No. 883 and South Poway Specific Plan Amendment
Description
A zoning change banning large third-party AI data centers in all zones; introduced with final adoption set for October 6, 2026.
Impact summary
Reserves remaining business park land for job-creating industrial, manufacturing, and office uses rather than largely automated data centers.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Poway (Mayor Vaus and Councilmember Edmondson, sponsors)
- Address
- Citywide, with focus on South Poway Business Park
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 5
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · City Council
Approved5–0, unanimous
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
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