Oakley data center moratorium (to Apr. 14, 2027)
Oakley Data Center Moratorium (Urgency Ordinance, extended to April 14, 2027)
Oakley, CA · Oakley City Council urgency data center moratorium, extended May 12, 2026 to April 14, 2027
- Status
- In effect
- Expires
- April 14, 2027
- Applies to
- Applicants and developers proposing data centers in Oakley; City of Oakley planning staff
- Enforced by
- City of Oakley Community Development / Planning
Oakley, in eastern Contra Costa County, has paused data centers as a land use. The council adopted an urgency moratorium in April 2026 and on May 12, 2026 voted 5-0 to extend it to April 14, 2027 while the city studies rules. The move followed a dispute over the Bridgehead industrial project, whose applicants had proposed and then withdrawn data center uses. Local press describe Oakley as the first Bay Area city with a data center moratorium.
Who is protected: Oakley residents and ratepayers (energy, water and land-use impacts of data centers)
Legal detail
Interim urgency ordinance (Cal. Gov. Code 65858; 4/5 vote) prohibiting data centers as a permitted land use. Initial 45-day moratorium April 2026; first extension adopted May 12, 2026, 5-0, for 10 months 15 days, expiring April 14, 2027. The city attorney (Derek Cole) described a two-year, multi-step process, so one further one-year extension is legally available. Ordinance number not reported.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Oakley, CA |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Citation | Oakley City Council urgency data center moratorium, extended May 12, 2026 to April 14, 2027 |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| News report | Oakley agrees to extend moratorium on data centers for 1 year — Contra Costa News |
Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere
- Superior WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Dane County WI Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- Madison WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Manitowoc County WI Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
- Dayton OH data center moratorium (180-day, Apr 2026) · In effect
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