For residents
Pittsburg City Council — October 26, 2026
Pittsburg City Council meeting ·
This summary is from the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce, not the City of Pittsburg. The agenda belongs to the City — we just explain it in plain words.
This is a special City Council meeting with just one topic. The Council will consider a temporary pause (a 45-day "moratorium") on new or expanded data centers across Pittsburg. This pause would give the city time to write permanent rules and match new state laws starting in 2027. It would not affect Phase I of the already-approved AVAIO Data Center project on Golf Club Road, but it would apply to future phases and any other data centers.
Temporary Moratorium on New or Expanded Data Centers
DevelopmentThe Council is asked to adopt an urgency ordinance that would pause the city from accepting, processing, or approving applications for new or expanded data centers for 45 days. This urgency ordinance takes effect right away and needs a four-fifths vote. It can later be extended at a public hearing, up to a total of two years. The pause is meant to give the city time to write permanent data center rules, talk with the community, and match new state laws starting January 1, 2027.
Why it matters: Data centers are large buildings that affect land use, energy, and water in the city. This pause would stop future data center projects from moving forward for now. It does not stop or change Phase I of the approved AVAIO Data Center project at 2242 Golf Club Road. It would apply to future AVAIO Phases II and III and to any other data centers proposed anywhere in Pittsburg.
What's being decided: Whether to adopt the interim urgency ordinance creating the 45-day moratorium (requires a four-fifths vote).
Plain-language summary prepared by the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce, an independent organization that is not part of City government. Not an official record of the City of Pittsburg — verify at pittsburgca.gov.