Land Use and Sustainability Committee - 2026-05-11
Votes on Data center overview and discussion (work session briefing)
What happened
The Seattle Land Use and Sustainability Committee held a special work session briefing on data centers, with no votes taken. Central staff previewed two forthcoming pieces of legislation: a one-year land use moratorium on new data center applications sponsored by Chair Eddie Lin,…
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle, WA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted
Meeting Summary
The Seattle Land Use and Sustainability Committee held a special work session briefing on data centers, with no votes taken. Central staff previewed two forthcoming pieces of legislation: a one-year land use moratorium on new data center applications sponsored by Chair Eddie Lin,…
Key Decisions (1)
Data center overview and discussion (work session briefing)
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Seattle City Light faces growing electricity demand and frequent, prolonged…
Commercial Demand
High commercial vacancy rates in Seattle were cited by a…
Other
A proposed one-year land use moratorium on new data center…
Commercial Demand
Seattle is described as the second-largest concentration of AI talent…
Who Spoke (12)
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, 2 staff members, and 2 members of the public.
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