Hayward’s New Data-Center Rules Face Their First Major Test
Hayward’s 2026 data-center rules add City Council hearings for future projects, but they do not reopen STACK’s already approved 76.6-megawatt campus.
development
-
-
Fort Worth council faces Aug. 11 vote on data-center moratorium process
Fort Worth City Council is scheduled to consider starting the legal process for a possible temporary pause on new data-center applications. The vote would not impose a moratorium, and the city says final action would not be considered until December.
-
Cape Coral council to consider rezoning 23 acres tied to sports complex
Cape Coral City Council will consider rezoning 23.14 acres of city-owned land near the Cape Coral Sports Complex, but the request does not approve construction, funding or a specific project.
-
Tucson posts revised draft rules for large-scale data centers
A June 17 Tucson Planning Commission package proposes new siting, noise, energy, environmental and water-review requirements for large data centers, but no final citywide zoning rules have been adopted.
-
Costco Buys Former Coon Rapids TGI Fridays Site to Double Gas-Pump Capacity
Costco bought the former TGI Fridays property at 12519 Riverdale Blvd. for $5.5 million, advancing a city-approved plan to relocate and double the Coon Rapids warehouse’s fuel capacity.
-
Scottsdale moves toward large-water-user ordinance after unanimous council vote
Scottsdale’s council voted 7-0 to schedule a future discussion about a possible large-water-user ordinance. No rule is drafted or in effect as of Aug. 4.
-
Nashville council weighs tax-code changes tied to $300 million East Bank funding plan
Metro Council is scheduled to consider BL2026-1493 on August 4, a tax-code measure tied to Tennessee law that would establish Nashville’s local framework for directing about $300 million in accumulated convention-center excess revenue toward East Bank infrastructure.
-
Acton Zoning Board Holds Hearing on 1012 Main Street Storage-Bin Variance
Acton’s Zoning Board of Appeals is holding a virtual public hearing August 4 on Baudanza Electric Co. Inc.’s request for a side-yard setback variance for concrete-block storage bins at 1012 Main Street. A separate Select Board hearing on a proposed building trade shop is set for August 24.
-
Victoria Planning Commission openings put development decisions in focus
Victoria residents can apply by August 17 for one of three Planning Commission seats involved in development reviews, platting, site use and variance recommendations.
-
Sanford Costco sign plan heads to Aug. 6 hearing as mall redevelopment advances
Sanford’s Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to consider a nearly 49-acre sign program Aug. 6, a land-use step tied to the proposed Costco and former mall redevelopment.
-
Redondo Beach land-use update reaches August 4 council decision point ahead of possible November vote
The Redondo Beach City Council is scheduled to consider General Plan, coastal-plan and zoning changes on August 4, along with resolutions for a proposed November 3 Article XXVII land-use election.
-
Rowlett asks residents to shape concept for downtown DART station pavilion
Rowlett is seeking public input by 5 p.m. Sunday, August 9, on a preliminary pavilion concept near the Downtown Rowlett DART station.
-
Casa Grande council to decide data center waiver tied to owners’ $140M claim
Casa Grande officials are asking the City Council to approve a property-specific Proposition 207 waiver with limits on water, power, noise and decommissioning for a proposed data center campus.
-
Two Eight-Story Apartment Buildings Proposed for Bellevue’s Spring District
A pending Bellevue Design Review application proposes about 560 apartments, two eight-story buildings, below-grade parking and a new local road in the Spring District’s North Blocks.
-
Laguna Hills Mall Redevelopment Wins CEQA Approval as Revised Housing, Retail and Hotel Plan Moves Forward
The former Laguna Hills Mall site remains planned for 1,500 homes, but the revised Village at Laguna Hills plan shifts toward for-sale housing, removes office space, reduces commercial uses and adds a second hotel.
-
Chandler’s Aug. 5 General Plan workshop shaped growth and housing debate
A Chandler Listens workshop held Aug. 5, 2025, gave residents and stakeholders a chance to weigh community vision, mixed-use areas, housing density and land-use scenarios before the city completed its 2026 General Plan update.
-
Reno’s Data-Center Rules Remain Unsettled as Moratorium Runs Through August 2027
Reno is not accepting new data-center conditional-use applications during a temporary moratorium while city and regional planners study water, energy, land-use and community-impact standards.
-
Sporting JAX stadium proposal moves toward environmental review and city planning filing
Sporting JAX says permits have been filed with Florida environmental regulators and that a Jacksonville PUD application is being prepared, but the proposed Town Center stadium remains far from construction or final approval.
-
Harlingen Behavioral-Health Expansion Lists Sept. 7 Construction Start
A state-registered $17.8 million Tropical Texas Behavioral Health project at 101 W. Loop 499 lists four buildings and a planned construction window ending in January 2028.
-
New Hampshire’s commercial-zone housing mandate changed again. What towns and developers face now
House Bill 1588 makes multifamily housing in qualifying commercial zones a by-right use, while House Bill 1010 preserves infrastructure review for roads, water and sewer capacity.
-
Charleston’s ACE Basin bridge dispute moves toward another permit fight
A July appeal and stay request keep the proposed Bay Light Bridge near Meggett in court while DES’s permit review remains active unless a stay is granted.
-
Monterey Park council faces deadline on November housing-overlay ballot measure
Monterey Park’s Aug. 5 council meeting is the key step toward a proposed November housing-overlay measure for vacant or underused commercial and industrial sites.