City Council, October 19, 2026
Votes on Hearing on zoning text amendment to prohibit data centers citywide (Docket 1718)
What happened
The Boston City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, chaired by Councilor Sharon Durkin, held a hearing on docket 1718, a zoning text amendment sponsored by Councilors Culpepper and Worrell that would define data centers and make them a forbidden use in…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 19, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted
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Hearing on zoning text amendment to prohibit data centers citywide (Docket 1718)
Committee hearing on an order for a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code that would define data centers and make them a forbidden use in all zoning districts, while protecting ordinary server rooms, research laboratories and educational facilities. The order was sponsored by Councilors...
Meeting Summary
The Boston City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, chaired by Councilor Sharon Durkin, held a hearing on docket 1718, a zoning text amendment sponsored by Councilors Culpepper and Worrell that would define data centers and make them a forbidden use in…
Key Decisions (1)
Hearing on zoning text amendment to prohibit data centers citywide (Docket 1718)
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
According to an advocate, Eversource, National Grid and Unitil have…
Commercial Demand
City planners and the Chief Information Officer expect no hyperscale…
Other
The 2026 BERDO reporting designates eight buildings as data centers,…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, 2 staff members, 6 witnesses, and 5 members of the public.
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