Temporary data center regulation
Ordinance 2026-13 temporarily restricts new data centers, conversions, expansions and related subdivisions citywide for up to 180 days while staff studies classifications and development standards. It does not permanently prohibit data centers.
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Temporary data center regulation
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Approved: Ordinance 2026-13: temporary land use regulation for data centers · Approved minutes Record → · Sept. 8, 2026
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September 8, 2026 · City Council
Ordinance 2026-13: temporary land use regulation for data centers
Approved · 4-0
Associate Planner Tyson Stoddard said data centers are not defined or regulated in Clearfield's code and can involve heavy electrical and water demand, cooling, backup generation, noise and fire-protection needs. The temporary regulation applies citywide for up to 180 days. It restricts construction of new data centers, conversion or alteration of buildings for that use, expansion of existing data centers and related subdivision activity. Stoddard said it does not decide that data centers are permanently prohibited or incompatible with any zone; staff will study impacts and recommend permanent zoning classifications and standards, and would do so even if the council had declined to adopt the temporary rule. The ordinance defines a data center as a building or group of buildings primarily used for servers, data-processing, telecommunications or digital-storage equipment, including cooling, electrical, battery storage and standby generator equipment. It excludes servers that are accessory and incidental to another principal use and separately regulated telecommunications facilities, and it weighs a facility's primary purpose, physical characteristics, equipment and operations. Councilmembers Peterson, Wurth and King each spoke in favor of studying the issue, citing infrastructure impacts, expected state legislation and differences in data-center size and type.
- Presented by Associate Planner Tyson Stoddard
- Duration: up to 180 days