Mariposa Supervisors Approve Temporary Pause on Data Center Development
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a 45-day urgency ordinance temporarily halting data center development in the county’s unincorporated areas. The pause stops development and related permit processing while officials develop land-use rules addressing water use, electricity demand, noise and other impacts.
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors voted 5–0 on Oct. 20 to adopt a 45-day urgency ordinance temporarily pausing data center development in unincorporated parts of the county. The measure took effect immediately and also halted related permit processing.
Supervisor Shannon Poe introduced the item, which Supervisor Rosemarie Smallcombe moved for adoption. The ordinance gives county officials time to prepare proposed land-use regulations addressing data centers’ potential water consumption, electricity demand, noise and other impacts.