Gilroy City Council approves temporary moratorium on new data centers

Name: Gilroy City Council approves temporary moratorium on new data centers
Uploaded: 2026-09-15T07:42:32.000Z
Duration: 1 min 42 s
Description: The Gilroy City Council has approved a 45-day temporary moratorium on new data center developments. This ban allows the California city time to establish new objective zoning and operational standards for future projects. A proposed Amazon facility is among those impacted by this decision.

News Clip1:42NBC Bay Area·Gilroy, Santa Clara County, CA·9/15/2026

The Gilroy City Council has approved a 45-day temporary moratorium on new data center developments. This ban allows the California city time to establish new objective zoning and operational standards for future projects. A proposed Amazon facility is among those impacted by this decision.

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Gov: Gilroy City Council

The 45-day ban gives the California city time to establish objective zoning and operational standards, impacting future projects like a proposed Amazon facility.