Development and Zoning
Monterey Park adopts citywide prohibition on data centers
Confirmed
- Date
- 2026-04-20
- Location
- Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Category
- Development and Zoning
Monterey Park, California adopted a 45-day data-center moratorium on January 21, 2026, then on March 4, 2026 the city council unanimously extended the moratorium through January 21, 2027 and referred a permanent prohibition to the June 2, 2026 ballot. The city's official records identify Urgency Ordinance 2276, dated April 20, 2026, as adopting a citywide prohibition on data centers. AI connection: General data center — the municipal actions concern data centers generally and the cited records do not establish an AI-specific scope.