Land Use and Sustainability Committee, May 11, 2026
Votes on Data center overview and discussion; proposed one-year land use moratorium
How this board votes
The City Council approved 100% of 100 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Alexis Rinck (10 of 195 recorded votes).
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The Seattle Land Use and Sustainability Committee held a briefing (Agenda Item 1) on data centers and a potential one-year land use moratorium sponsored by Chair Eddie Lin, plus a concurrent resolution sponsored by Councilmember Juarez; no vote was taken and legislation is expect…
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle, WA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 1
Data center overview and discussion; proposed one-year land use moratorium
Central staff (H.B. Harper and Eric McConaughey) briefed the committee on data centers and a proposed one-year land use moratorium sponsored by Chair Eddie Lin, plus a concurrent resolution sponsored by Councilmember Juarez.
Meeting Summary
The Seattle Land Use and Sustainability Committee held a briefing (Agenda Item 1) on data centers and a potential one-year land use moratorium sponsored by Chair Eddie Lin, plus a concurrent resolution sponsored by Councilmember Juarez; no vote was taken and legislation is expect…
Key Decisions (1)
Data center overview and discussion; proposed one-year land use moratorium
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
A local real estate firm noted historically high commercial vacancy…
Infrastructure
District 7 (Queen Anne, South Slope) and District 3 are…
Commercial Demand
Amazon and Microsoft are reportedly investing $200B and $190B respectively…
Who Spoke (12)
On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, 2 staff members, and 2 members of the public.
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