Clackamas County OR data center moratorium (proposed, 2026)
Clackamas County, OR — Board of County Commissioners Sets Oct. 21-22 Public Hearings on a Temporary Data Center Moratorium in Unincorporated Areas (2026)
Clackamas County, OR · Clackamas County, Or., Board of County Commissioners — public hearings Oct. 21-22, 2026 on temporary data center moratorium
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- Data center developers in unincorporated Clackamas County (if adopted)
- Enforced by
- Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Transportation and Development
Clackamas County will hold two public hearings, on October 21 and 22, 2026, on a temporary moratorium on data center development in unincorporated parts of the county. Staff will present the legal criteria for a moratorium; no code changes are proposed at the hearings. The county has no data centers. In August 2026 commissioners discussed a moratorium lasting through the 2027 state legislative session, after Salem, Hillsboro and Woodburn adopted their own pauses.
Who is protected: Residents of unincorporated Clackamas County, OR
Legal detail
Clackamas County, Oregon — Board of County Commissioners. Official county news release (Sept 29, 2026): hearings Wed. Oct 21, 2026 6 p.m. and Thu. Oct 22, 2026 10 a.m., Board Meeting Room, Public Services Building, 2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City, and via Zoom, on a 'temporary moratorium on data center development in unincorporated Clackamas County'; staff presentation on 'criteria for establishing a moratorium'; no proposed code changes; written testimony to bcc@clackamas.us. KATU (Aug 6, 2026): commissioners weighing a moratorium through the 2027 legislative session; vote to begin the process expected the following week; Commissioner Diana Helm quote. NOT ESTABLISHED from opened sources: the date of the vote initiating the process, the proposed term in the hearing notice, ORS authority cited. Adjacent: Woodburn OR 120-day data center moratorium (2026), Hillsboro OR data center/battery storage moratorium (2026), Salem OR 120-day data center moratorium (Res. 2026-40).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Clackamas County, OR |
|---|---|
| Level | County |
| Citation | Clackamas County, Or., Board of County Commissioners — public hearings Oct. 21-22, 2026 on temporary data center moratorium |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Not applicable (proposed) |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| Agency page | Public hearings on potential data center moratorium — Clackamas County |
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