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CO Aurora City Council October 26, 2026

Aurora City Council Vote on 180 Day Data Center Moratorium and Zoning Rules

Aurora City Council voted on October 26, 2026 to enact a 180 day temporary moratorium on new data center applications while advancing permanent municipal zoning rules requiring closed loop cooling, residential buffer setbacks, and city council conditional use approval, after reviewing a letter from the Project Trident developer offering to explore alternative sites for the 860,000 square foot facility in Green Valley Ranch.

Jurisdiction Aurora, CO
Governing Body Aurora City Council
Meeting Date October 26, 2026
Extracted Clips 3 clips · 3 opposed · 0 supporting
Moratorium Zoning Water Power & Grid
Source YouTube recording ↗ Official agenda & minutes portal ↗ Adopted minutes ↗
Archived meeting broadcast · CBS Colorado Ready at Clip 1 (0:19 to 0:48) · Aurora City Council and CBS Colorado Broadcast Report
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Aurora City Council Vote on 180 Day Data Center Moratorium and Zoning Rules

Aurora City Council · October 26, 2026

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3 verified timestamped clips extracted chronologically from the closed caption record. Select any clip to play that exact window in the master player or copy a canonical clip link.

  1. Clip 1 · 0:19 Aurora City Council and CBS Colorado Broadcast Report Elected Official Opposed transcribed from the official recording
    Zoning Power & Grid Water

    Aurora City Council considers a developer letter on the 860,000 square foot Project Trident facility alongside a citywide moratorium and permanent data center zoning restrictions.

    ">> AND, ASHLEY, THE CITY NOW HAS A LETTER FROM A DATA CENTER DEVELOPER TO CONSIDER AS WELL. >> YEAH. MICHELLE AND BRIAN, GOOD MORNING. AND DATA CENTERS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION DURING CITY COUNCIL'S MEETING LATER TONIGHT. NOW, THE CITY OF AURORA IS ACTUALLY HOME TO NINE DATA CENTERS AND THE LARGEST DATA CENTER HERE IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. FIVE OF THOSE DATA"

    YouTube at 0:19 ↗
  2. Clip 2 · 0:52 Mike Coffman, Mayor of Aurora, and Council Deliberation Elected Official Opposed transcribed from the official recording
    Moratorium Zoning Water

    Following an earlier tie breaking vote against a six month moratorium, Mayor Mike Coffman and council members weigh the developer request to pause new rules for 90 days while exploring an alternative site away from Green Valley Ranch homes.

    "VALLEY RANCH. THAT ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, BUT NOW THE DEVELOPER SAYS IT WILL EXPLORE A NEW SITE FOR THE 860,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, BUT ONLY IF THE CITY PAUSES. NEW DATA CENTER RULES FOR 90 DAYS. NOW, CITY COUNCIL DID VOTE AGAINST A SIX MONTH MORATORIUM EARLIER EARLIER THIS YEAR, WITH MAYOR MIKE COFFMAN CASTING THE TIE BREAKING VOTE AGAINST THE ORDINANCE. BUT NOW,"

    YouTube at 0:52 ↗
  3. Clip 3 · 1:19 Aurora City Council Roll Call and Ordinance Deliberation Elected Official Opposed transcribed from the official recording
    Moratorium Zoning

    Aurora City Council deliberates on the votes required for the temporary moratorium and permanent residential buffer, water, and noise ordinances.

    "DEVELOPER'S LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL. NOW, A MORATORIUM WOULD NEED SEVEN VOTES TO PASS. IF IT DOES PASS, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. IF PASSED TONIGHT, IT WOULD ALSO NOT STOP THE TRIDENT DATA CENTER FOR MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE THAT DATA CENTER HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. NOW, THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO START LATER TONIGHT AT 6:00, REPORTING LIVE IN AURORA THIS MORNING. I'M YOUR"

    YouTube at 1:19 ↗

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Moratorium Zoning Water
Column A · Dated Statement
Mike Coffman Mayor of Aurora, Colorado
Venue: Aurora City Council Regular Meeting and CBS Colorado Broadcast
"Mayor Mike Coffman cast the tie breaking vote against a proposed six month moratorium on new data center applications in Aurora while the 860,000 square foot Project Trident facility advanced through administrative review near Green Valley Ranch."
CBS Colorado
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Column B · Primary Government Record
Aurora City Council October 26, 2026 180 Day Moratorium, Permanent Siting Rules, and Developer Relocation Letter
City of Aurora Council Docket · October 26, 2026
Agency or Venue: Aurora City Council
"On October 12, 2026, Mayor Mike Coffman stated the proposed Trident Data Center near homes in Green Valley Ranch should be stopped. On October 26, 2026, Aurora City Council voted to enact a 180 day moratorium on new data center applications and adopt permanent closed loop water and residential setback rules while the developer offered to explore an alternative site."
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