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Boulder County Meetings
Board of County Commissioners, June 2, 2026
Approved: Authorization to amend Land Use Code for data centers, unanimous
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What happened
On June 2, 2026, Boulder County approved Authorization to amend Land Use Code for data centers (unanimous).
Boulder County authorized a temporary six-month moratorium on accepting land-use applications for data centers and detention centers, adopted by unanimous voice vote on June 2, 2026, alongside authorizations for staff to amend the Boulder County Land Use Code (Article 16) for bot…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Boulder County, CO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 2, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsAuthorization to amend Land Use Code for data centers
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Authorization to amend Land Use Code for detention centers
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Authorization to amend Land Use Code for data centers
Board authorized staff to amend the Boulder County Land Use Code (Article 16) as it relates to data centers, because the county lacks explicit provisions for that land use. Approved by voice vote.
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Key Decisions (4)
Approved
Authorization to amend Land Use Code for data centers
Vote: unanimousMoved by Stoltzman
Approved
Authorization to amend Land Use Code for detention centers
Vote: unanimousMoved by Stoltzman
Approved
Moratorium on data center and detention center land-use applications
Vote: unanimous2 conditions attachedMoved by Stoltzman
Approved
Authorization for executive session
Vote: unanimous
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Market Signals (2)
Commercial Demand
Boulder County has no explicit land-use code provisions for data…
Infrastructure
The county cited concern about inadequately regulated impacts from data…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
6 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Attorney, 2 Commissioner.
Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 1 Attorney, 1 Commissioner.
Speaker sample: Ethan Abner, Staff.
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Zoning terms (4)
14 recorded timestamps
- approved (2 timestamps)
- land use (10 timestamps)
- public hearing (1 timestamps)
- motion to approve (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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