Angels Camp CA 45-day data center moratorium
Angels Camp, CA: City Council adopts 45-day temporary moratorium on data centers, 5-0 (Aug. 18, 2026)
Angels Camp, CA · Angels Camp temporary data center moratorium, adopted Aug. 18, 2026
- Status
- Status unknown
- Expired
- October 2, 2026
- Applies to
- Data center developers in Angels Camp city limits
- Enforced by
- City of Angels Camp
Angels Camp's City Council voted 5-0 on Aug. 18, 2026 for a temporary pause on building data centers in the city. City leaders said the city has no zoning rules for this new kind of land use, and the pause gives them time to write some. They pointed to the facilities' heavy electricity and water use and their round-the-clock noise and light. The pause ran 45 days. That first period would have ended around Oct. 2 unless the council extended it. No extension had been found as of Oct. 10.
Who is protected: Angels Camp residents
Legal detail
Angels Camp, Calif. (Calaveras County). Temporary moratorium on data center construction, adopted 5-0 by City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Definition: 'a structure, structures, or site used primarily for the storage, management, processing, and transmission of digital data and that houses computer or network equipment, systems, servers, appliances, and other associated components.' Term: 45 days (per Union Democrat), consistent with a Cal. Gov. Code § 65858 interim urgency ordinance. That section allows extensions of 10 months 15 days and then one year after a hearing. Computed initial expiry: Oct. 2, 2026. Purpose: develop permanent zoning regulations and development standards. Status 'unknown' because the initial term has lapsed and no extension or lapse was confirmed. Companion: Calaveras County CA 45-day data center moratorium (unincorporated county, adopted Aug. 25, 2026).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Angels Camp, CA |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Enacted | August 18, 2026 |
| Citation | Angels Camp temporary data center moratorium, adopted Aug. 18, 2026 |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | No data center construction approvals during the moratorium |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| News report | Angels Camp Approves Temporary Data Center Moratorium (myMotherLode.com, Aug. 19, 2026) |
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