Aurora City Council bans data centers in mixed-use office zones

Aurora City Council bans data centers in mixed-use office zones

News ClipDenver Gazette·Aurora, Arapahoe County, CO·10/13/2026

The Aurora City Council unanimously approved a zoning-code change that bans data centers as a permitted use in the city's mixed-use office institutional zones. The action followed opposition from a nearby 55-plus community concerned about a proposed data center.

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The Aurora City Council unanimously adopted a regulation prohibiting data centers in the city’s mixed-use office institutional zone district. The zoning-code change removes data centers from the list of permitted uses in those areas.

The decision came after residents, including a woman from The Reserve, a nearby 55-plus community, spoke against a data center proposal near their homes. The article does not identify a specific developer or company tied to the proposal.