Data centers in Colorado local government
What Colorado city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about data centers — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
57 Colorado meetings since 2024 covered data centers. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Colorado with the most data centers activity
- Larimer County, CO (13)
- Hudson, CO (7)
- Commerce City, CO (6)
- Denver, CO (4)
- Colorado Springs, CO (3)
- Buena Vista, CO (3)
- Englewood, CO (2)
- Salida, CO (2)
- Johnstown, CO (2)
- Parker, CO (2)
- Adams County, CO (2)
- Bennett, CO (1)
Latest matching meetings
Planning Commission to review data center zoning case 2026-11
The Englewood Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a regular meeting on September 9, 2026, to review Case 2026-11 regarding data centers, approve minutes from August 18, 2026, and consider draft findings of fact for Case 2026-06 on residential nonconforming uses. The agenda also includes a training presentation…
Larimer County to discuss manufactured housing, water supply, and data center rules
The Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners will hold a joint work session to discuss three major policy topics: a legislative rezoning for manufactured housing park preservation, updates to the Strategic Growth and Water Supply Element, and potential new regulations for data centers. No decisions are…
Ag Board to hear local food, water plan, data center land use updates
The Larimer County Agricultural Advisory Board is meeting to discuss and take action on several items, including a final report on a local food policy internship, consumer preferences for local food, an update on the Strategic Growth & Water Supply Comprehensive Plan, and draft land use code language regarding data…
Board to discuss data center regulations and ozone conference invitation
The Larimer County Environmental and Science Advisory Board is meeting to discuss two main items: an invitation to the Intermountain West Ozone Exchange Conference (Oct. 26-28) and a presentation on data center regulations for the Land Use Code. The board will also approve draft minutes from August 2026 and consider…
Commission to hear Public Works projects, EPA review, ethics update
The Environmental Policy and Innovation Commission will hold a regular meeting with presentations from Public Works on ongoing projects and tree canopy, and an EPA 5-year review of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Old business includes an update on the Code of Ethics and a discussion on data…
Bennett trustees to weigh data center impacts in study session
The Bennett Board of Trustees will hold a study session to discuss data center considerations, with a staff report and presentations from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and CORE Electric Cooperative. No formal votes or decisions are scheduled; the agenda contains only this single discussion item.
Council to consider emergency moratorium on data center permits
The Dacono City Council will hold its regular meeting on August 24, 2026, with several items on the agenda. Key actions include considering an emergency ordinance to temporarily halt data center development permits, approving agreements related to the Sharpe Farms Towne Center development, and holding public hearings…
Council to consider data center permit moratorium and budget transfers
This special meeting includes first readings of ordinances, including a proposed moratorium on accepting or processing permit, zoning, and site development applications where a data center is a primary purpose. The council will also consider two budget amendments: transferring $110,000 from the police department…
Denver committee to vote on West Colfax rezoning, housing contract
The Community Planning and Housing Committee will vote on a map amendment to rezone two properties in West Colfax from G-RH-3 to G-MU-5, and will receive a briefing on the data center moratorium. Consent items include a $4.5 million contract with Northeast Denver Housing Center for housing in North Capitol Hill and a…
Council to vote on data center moratorium and park naming
The Pagosa Springs Town Council will consider several items, including a second reading of an ordinance to impose a moratorium on certain permit and land development applications involving data centers, and naming a new park at 1040 E US 160. The council will also discuss resolutions related to a land acquisition and…
Council to consider data center moratorium and study session
The Commerce City Council will hold a regular meeting with an executive session on tax code legal advice. Council will consider scheduling a data center topic for a study session and an ordinance request for a data center moratorium. The consent agenda includes several ordinances passed on first reading, including…
Planning Commission to hold hearings on compensation and CB Paving zoning
The Hudson Planning Commission is meeting to consider two public hearings: one on adjusting Planning Commission compensation (continued from July 8) and one on initial zoning for CB Paving. They will also discuss a data center moratorium and a Weld County referral for a kennel. The agenda includes routine consent…
Council to discuss possible data center moratorium
The Arvada City Council is holding a study session to discuss a possible moratorium on data centers. This is a discussion item only, with no formal vote or decision scheduled. The meeting is otherwise procedural, consisting of a call to order and adjournment.
Board to hear quarry presentation and discuss data centers
The Environmental and Science Advisory Board will receive a presentation on Road and Bridge Aggregate Quarries and hold a roundtable discussion on data centers. The board will also consider approving the July 2026 draft minutes and receive commissioner updates.
County staff and commissioners discuss potential data center rules
The Elbert County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session to begin reviewing possible land-use regulations for data centers and similar tech operations. No decisions will be made, and the public will not be allowed to comment.
Board to consider ordinances on camping and data centers
The Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing and consider approvals for three ordinances regarding Title 16, camping, and data centers. The meeting also includes a discussion on a Norup pre-buy for the town shop and museum.
Council considers moratorium on data centers
The Salida City Council is deciding on a temporary moratorium on data center applications and discussing short-term rental license requirements. The meeting also includes routine business matters and reports from councilors and the mayor. The agenda is mostly procedural with some substantive items.
Council to consider temporary moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining
The Edgewater City Council will hold public hearings and second readings on multiple annexation and rezoning proposals, including parcels near Starboard Avenue and Edgewater Drive. They will also consider a first reading of a temporary moratorium on development approvals for data centers, cryptocurrency mining, and…
Council to vote on zoning changes and data center moratorium
The Johnstown Town Council will hold its regular meeting on August 3, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The council will consider second readings of Ordinance 2026-294 (rezoning Whitehall Subdivision) and Ordinance 2026-295 (temporary moratorium on data center facilities). A public hearing will address the final plat and development…
Commission to hear appeals regarding data center at 1565 High Tech Way
The City Planning Commission will hold a quasi-judicial hearing regarding appeals of a decision to approve a development plan modification. The modification allows for a data center and site improvements on a 21.96-acre site.
Commission to review tree canopy survey feedback and data center discussion
The Environmental Policy and Innovation Commission will meet to discuss a data center and review feedback from the Tree Canopy Project Survey. The body will also receive a budget update and reports from councilmembers.
Town Council to discuss rezoning, moratorium, and financial bonds
The Town Council will discuss a preliminary plat and rezone for Whitehall Subdivision Filing No. 2, an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on data centers, and the intent to issue revenue bonds for low- and middle-income housing. The meeting also includes a public hearing and an executive session regarding…
Larimer County to hold first reading of rubbish ordinance update
The Larimer County Board of County Commissioners will hold a land use hearing on July 13, 2026, addressing consent items and discussion items. Consent items include an extension of the data center moratorium, an easement vacation, and two appeals. Discussion items feature the first reading of HB26-1239 Rubbish…
Parker County to discuss data center updates and regional planning
The Parker County Commissioners Court will meet to discuss updates regarding data centers and the Sub-regional Planning Commission under Chapter 391 of the Texas Local Government Code. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30th, 2026, at 6:00 PM in Weatherford.
Continued hearing on land code amendments; data center moratorium discussed
The Hudson Planning Commission will hold a continued public hearing on proposed Land Development Code Amendments (Case 26-06) and discuss a potential data center moratorium. They will also consider compensation for planning commissioners and a future code amendment. A consent agenda includes approval of prior meeting…
Planning Commission to discuss data center moratorium and code amendments
The Hudson Planning Commission will hold public hearings on Land Development Code amendments postponed from June and on Planning Commission pay and future code changes. Discussion items include a Weld County referral for a family farm division (Sarchet) and a data center moratorium with future code amendments.
Council considers temporary moratorium on data center applications
The Salida City Council will vote on first reading of ordinances imposing a temporary moratorium on data center applications and establishing removal and sanction procedures for council members. Second readings are scheduled for the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, a property transfer and boundary line…
Hudson Town Council considers moratorium on data center facilities
The Town Council will hold a second reading of an ordinance to temporarily ban data center facilities. The meeting also includes discussions on a photo radar program and new rules for public comment during meetings.
Council considers temporary data center moratorium
The Town Council will discuss a photo radar program during a work session. In the regular meeting, they will consider three resolutions and an ordinance. The ordinance would establish a temporary moratorium on new data center facilities (second reading). They will also vote on a policy for public comment and ratify a…
Board to discuss data center regulations in work session
The Board of County Commissioners will hold a work session to discuss data center regulations. The discussion is part of the Community Development Department's agenda.
Commission discusses electric vehicle action plans and data center impacts
The commission will review an Electric Vehicle Action Plan presentation from Partners in Energy. Members are also discussing extreme heat health training, air purifier actions, and cumulative impact resources for data centers.
Council to award Main Street revitalization contract and data center moratorium
The Town Council will vote on awarding a construction contract for the Hudson Main Street Revitalization Project and related professional services agreement. They will also consider accepting state grant funding for the project, a temporary moratorium on data center facilities, and a petition to annex land (CB Paving…
Public hearing on land development code amendments
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Land Development Code. They will also discuss a potential moratorium on data centers and possible changes to Planning Commission pay.
Commissioners Court to discuss data centers
The Parker County Commissioners Court will meet to discuss and potentially take action regarding data centers. This is a special meeting focused on a single agenda item.
Commission to vote on data center moratorium memo
The Englewood Sustainability Commission will review a draft memo recommending a city‑wide moratorium on data center permitting, siting and construction and may vote to approve it for submission to City Council. Commissioners will also consider EngleFIX suggestions on micromobility safety, provide updates on standing…
Environmental Board holds working session on data centers
The Larimer County Environmental and Science Advisory Board will hold a working session on data centers as its main discussion item. The board will also consider approving minutes from May 2026 and receive updates. No other substantive decisions or public hearings are scheduled.
Board considers emergency moratorium on data center applications
The Board will hold a work session on code enforcement, then in regular meeting consider adopting an emergency ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on data center applications. They will also vote on a contract for airport HVAC installation (Phase 2) and a ground lease for hangar units at the airport. Other…
Commission considers reducing parking for 14-unit cottage court
The Planning Commission is holding a work session to discuss a development standards adjustment for a proposed 14-lot single-family attached housing development at 745 E Costilla Street, seeking to reduce required parking from 18 to 11 spaces. They will also receive updates on the AnnexCOS program and the status of…
Board to hold public hearing on data center moratorium
The Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on an ordinance imposing a moratorium on accepting applications for data center uses. Other actions include reappointing Planning Commission members, appointing Festival Committee members with staggered terms, and designating an interim town administrator. Routine items…
Commission discusses potential data center moratorium
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold an introductory discussion on data centers and similar high-intensity digital infrastructure uses. Staff is beginning work on a potential temporary moratorium for future consideration by the Board of Trustees, but no formal action or recommendation is sought at this…