Ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on Data Centers
Summary
SCH Number
2026081121
Public Agency
Calaveras County
Document Title
Ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on Data Centers
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/31/2026
Document Description
Urgency ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the approval or development of Data Centers in Calaveras County.
Contact Information
Name
Bret Sampson
Agency Name
County of Calaveras
Job Title
Planning Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Area
Counties
Calaveras
Regions
Countywide, Northern California
Cross Streets
Countywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 8; Section 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The urgency ordinance establishes a moratorium on the approval or development of Data Centers in Calaveras. Prohibiting a land use will clearly not have the potential to cause an environmental effect. Categorical exemption 15308 applies to actions by a regulatory agency taken to protect the environment. A moratorium on Data Centers is pending a local decision whether and how to locally regulate it protects the environment.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The urgency ordinance establishes a moratorium on the approval or development of Data Centers in Calaveras. Prohibiting a land use will clearly not have the potential to cause an environmental effect. Categorical exemption 15308 applies to actions by a regulatory agency taken to protect the environment. A moratorium on Data Centers is pending a local decision whether and how to locally regulate it protects the environment.
County Clerk
Calaveras
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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