Loveland imposes 12-month data center moratorium
Loveland's City Council has enacted a 12-month moratorium on processing land-use applications for data centers. This pause allows the city to update its land-use codes to address and mitigate potential negative impacts from such developments. The council's decision was ratified with a 7-2 vote, despite some opposition from the mayor and a councilmember.
The Loveland City Council has formally implemented a 12-month moratorium on new data center land-use applications, with the potential for an earlier lifting if new land-use regulations are approved.
Following a 7-2 vote on Tuesday night, the council ratified an earlier directive to its staff to halt consideration of data center proposals. This pause is intended to allow the city to update its land-use codes and establish protections against potential negative impacts associated with data center developments.
Mayor Pat McFall and Councilmember Geoff Frahm cast the dissenting votes, with Mayor McFall citing objections to the specific "guardrails" within the proposal as his reason for opposition.