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Pittsburg City Council — October 26, 2026
Pittsburg City Council meeting ·
An independent Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce summary of the City of Pittsburg's agenda — a Chamber service, not a City publication.
This special meeting of the Pittsburg City Council contains a single action item: adoption of an interim urgency ordinance establishing a 45-day citywide moratorium on applications, permits, and entitlements for new or expanded data centers, pursuant to Government Code Section 65858. The moratorium is intended to give the City time to develop permanent data center regulations, conduct community engagement, and align with new state data center laws effective January 1, 2027. The ordinance would not affect the already-approved Phase I of the AVAIO Data Center Project at 2242 Golf Club Road, but would apply to its future Phases II and III and to any other data centers proposed in the City. Adoption requires a four-fifths vote and would take effect immediately, with possible extensions up to a total of two years.
Interim Urgency Ordinance — 45-Day Moratorium on New or Expanded Data Centers
Zoning/DevelopmentThe Council is considering an interim urgency ordinance imposing a 45-day citywide moratorium on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications, permits, and entitlements for new or expanded data centers, under Government Code Section 65858. The stated purpose is to allow time to develop permanent data center regulations, engage the community, and align with new state data center laws effective January 1, 2027. The ordinance does not affect the approved Phase I of the AVAIO Data Center Project at 2242 Golf Club Road, which has completed project-level environmental and design review. The moratorium would apply to any future data center, including AVAIO Phases II and III and any data centers proposed elsewhere in the City.
Why it matters: The moratorium would temporarily halt new and expanded data center development across the City, affecting developers, property owners, and contractors tied to such projects, as well as businesses in the data center supply and service chain. Phase I of the AVAIO project continues unaffected, while future phases and any other data center proposals would be paused for the duration of the moratorium. An urgency ordinance requires a four-fifths vote, takes effect immediately, expires after 45 days unless extended at a noticed public hearing, and can be extended up to a maximum total of two years.
What's being decided: Whether to adopt the interim urgency ordinance establishing the 45-day moratorium (requires a four-fifths vote).
Plain-language summary prepared by the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce, an independent organization that is not part of City government. Not an official record of the City of Pittsburg — verify at pittsburgca.gov.