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Salem City Council to Consider Data Center Code Interpretation Affecting Proposed AI Facility

Salem City Council to Consider Data Center Code Interpretation Affecting Proposed AI Facility

News ClipSalem Reporter·Salem, Marion County, OR·11/6/2026

The Salem City Council is considering a resolution interpreting the city’s existing data center code as not covering AI or hyperscale facilities. The interpretation could affect a proposed data center in southeast Salem, even though the current code allows data centers of any scale.

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Gov: Salem City Council, City of Salem
On Monday, Nov. 9, the Salem City Council will consider a resolution that interprets the current city code pertaining to data centers as not including AI or hyperscale data centers like the one proposed in southeast Salem. The current city code, which allows data centers regardless of their scale, has been in place since 2014, but the city argues the definition of data centers has changed since then, and that interpreting the code is long overdue. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the report.