Tuolumne County CA data center ordinance (drafting, 2026)
Tuolumne County, CA — Supervisors reject 45-day data center moratorium, vote 5-0 to have Community Development draft a data center ordinance (Sept. 1, 2026)
Tuolumne County, CA · Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors direction to draft data center ordinance (5-0, Sept. 1, 2026)
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- Prospective data center developers in unincorporated Tuolumne County
- Enforced by
- Tuolumne County Community Development Department
Tuolumne County supervisors decided against a 45-day pause on data center projects. Instead they voted 5-0 to have county planners write rules for data centers. The county asked the public for input at an open house on October 7, 2026. No ordinance has been adopted yet.
Who is protected: Tuolumne County residents (water and electricity impacts)
Legal detail
Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday Sept. 1, 2026 (myMotherLode, Sept. 3): a majority opposed Supervisor Campbell's proposed 45-day moratorium; the board voted 5-0 to direct the Community Development Department to develop data center ordinance codes and definitions. Public-input open house Wed. Oct. 7, 2026, 4-6 pm, Board chambers, Sonora (myMotherLode, Sept. 25). No draft text published. Strength proposed: staff direction only.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Tuolumne County, CA |
|---|---|
| Level | County |
| Citation | Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors direction to draft data center ordinance (5-0, Sept. 1, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy · government use of AI |
| News report | Tuolumne Supervisors Find Compromise On Addressing Data Centers — myMotherLode.com (Sept. 3, 2026) |
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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