Loveland council temporarily suspends processing of certain data center applications
The suspension took effect immediately and applies to facilities expected to use at least 10 megawatts or industrial-scale cooling. The city says no data center land-use applications are pending; council discussions are planned for October and December.
Loveland City Council voted Tuesday, Sept. 15, to temporarily suspend the processing of new land-use applications for certain types of data centers, the city said. The suspension took effect immediately and will last 12 months or until the council approves, adopts and finalizes comprehensive data center regulations, whichever comes first.
The suspension prevents the city from accepting, processing or approving applications for facilities whose primary purpose is storing, processing or transmitting digital data and that would use an estimated 10 megawatts or more of electricity or industrial-scale cooling infrastructure. The council may terminate or extend the suspension at any time.
The city said it has no pending land-use applications for any type of data center.
The council plans to discuss data centers again Oct. 27, focusing on economic development and development services, and Dec. 8, focusing on utilities. Both discussions will address data center impacts and considerations, according to the city.