
Eureka council advances 45-day data center moratorium while drafting rules
The city is pausing new data center proposals for 45 days as staff and the city attorney draft more specific local standards for the use.
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The city is pausing new data center proposals for 45 days as staff and the city attorney draft more specific local standards for the use.

An Aug. 18 public hearing asks council members to consider removing a Planning Commission condition and allowing Stanton Vacation Rentals to operate all five dwelling units as short-term rentals.

The Aug. 25 agenda puts 16 planning permits on a public hearing docket for possible revocation over unpaid department fees.

The Aug. 11 agenda includes a public hearing to rewrite coastal density-bonus rules and a separate directive to tighten lower Redway tree-protection language while studying a broader old-growth tree ordinance.

The July 20 agenda puts three notable policy items before the council: Opportunity Zone nominations, a building code overhaul and an $83,690 water master plan budget request.