City Council - 2026-05-18
Approves Rezoning of three city-owned properties to open space (OS-A), 12-0
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…
- Jurisdiction
- Denver, CO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 12-0
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings3232 Larimer Street, Five Points
Approved 12-0Case 0476
Approved 12-0Meeting 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…
Key Decisions (5)
Janitorial services contracts (Group 5 and Groups 1-6)
Rezoning at 3232 Larimer Street in Five Points
Rezoning of three city-owned properties to open space (OS-A)
Zoning Changes (4)
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)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 4 staff members, 2 applicants, a witness, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded vote3232 Larimer Street rezone
831 South Monaco Street Parkway rezone
4458 North Pearl Street rezone
3535 East 26th Avenue Parkway rezone
361-363 West Evans Avenue rezone
8401 East Belleview Avenue rezone
5101-5115 North Milwaukee Street rezone
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 26-0634No vote recorded
- A bill for an ordinance authorizing a moratorium on data centers site planCase 26-0431No vote recorded
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