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City Council - 2026-05-18

Approves Rezoning of three city-owned properties to open space (OS-A), 12-0

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What happened

Denver City Council approved a one-year citywide moratorium on new data centers (Council Bill 260431) on a 13-0 vote, pausing acceptance of new data center applications while a working group develops regulations; the moratorium was prompted by the CoreSite data center under const…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Denver, CO
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 18, 2026
Decisions
5 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 12-0

Projects in this meeting (2)

3232 Larimer Street, Five Points

Approved 12-0
3232 Larimer Street, Five Points

Case 0476

Approved 12-0

Meeting Summary

Denver City Council approved a one-year citywide moratorium on new data centers (Council Bill 260431) on a 13-0 vote, pausing acceptance of new data center applications while a working group develops regulations; the moratorium was prompted by the CoreSite data center under const…

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Key Decisions (5)

Approved

Janitorial services contracts (Group 5 and Groups 1-6)

Vote: 10-2
Approved

Rezoning at 3232 Larimer Street in Five Points

Vote: 12-0
Approved

Rezoning of three city-owned properties to open space (OS-A)

Vote: 12-0

Zoning Changes (4)

RMU-30IMX-312,500 square feet
UMX-3OS-A0.6 acres
IBOS-A21 acres
PUD 319OS-A3.1 acres

Development Activity (3)

Doubles club (bar/cafe and recreation) at 3232 Larimer Street

Mixed-Use

CoreSite data center campus (Globeville-Elyria-Swansea)

Industrial

Heron Pond regional park

Other

Market Signals (6)

Infrastructure

Denver's electrical grid faces increasing blackouts and Xcel Energy is…

Infrastructure

Colorado is in extreme drought (58% of state) with historically…

Commercial Demand

Metro Denver EDC warns that the data center moratorium signals…

Who Spoke (20)

ChairCouncilmember · 4Staff · 4Applicant · 2WitnessPublic · 3

On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 4 staff members, 2 applicants, a witness, and 3 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

831 South Monaco Street Parkway rezone

District District 6Case 26-0608
No vote recorded

4458 North Pearl Street rezone

Case 26-0476
No vote recorded

3535 East 26th Avenue Parkway rezone

Case 26-0602
No vote recorded

361-363 West Evans Avenue rezone

District District 7Case 26-0521
No vote recorded

8401 East Belleview Avenue rezone

District District 4Case 26-0557
No vote recorded

5101-5115 North Milwaukee Street rezone

District District 9Case 26-0392
No vote recorded

More land-use items (2)

2 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • A bill for an ordinance approving an amendment to the Welton Corridor Urban…Case 26-0634
    No vote recorded
  • A bill for an ordinance authorizing a moratorium on data centers site planCase 26-0431
    No vote recorded

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