Snohomish County Council approves emergency data center moratorium
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council unanimously approved an emergency moratorium on data centers Wednesday.
The temporary zoning ordinance paused new data center development for 6 months in unincorporated Snohomish County so the council can craft a permanent policy, council member Nate Nehring said during the Wednesday meeting.
The policy will be “focused on community input, thorough research, and best practices from other jurisdictions facing the same issue,” Nehring said on social media.
The moratorium ordinance requires a public hearing be held within 60 days. Also, the moratorium may be renewed for another 6 months “if a subsequent public hearing is held and findings of fact are made prior to each renewal,” the ordinance says.
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