Scope
City of Aurora ordinance (Legistar File 26-0092), adopted by the City Council on 24 March 2026, amends the Code of Ordinances by adding Chapter 50, "Aurora Responsible Data Center Ordinance", and Chapter 51, "Data Center Privacy Protection Ordinance", pertaining to performance standards and operational reporting requirements for data centers.
- Geographic scope
- City of Aurora, Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Aurora City Council
Dates
- Adopted
- 24 March 2026
- Effective
- Effective date not stated in the source
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
On 24 March 2026 the Aurora City Council adopted an ordinance adding two chapters to the city code: Chapter 50, the Aurora Responsible Data Center Ordinance, and Chapter 51, the Data Center Privacy Protection Ordinance. According to the official title they set performance standards and operational reporting requirements for data centers in Aurora. A companion zoning ordinance adopted the same day (File 26-0112) makes data centers a conditional use with siting studies and standards.
What this does not establish
- Only the official Legistar record (title, status and history) was relied on; the Exhibit A text of Chapters 50 and 51 was not opened, so specific reporting items and standards are not recorded.
- No effective date is stored because none was opened.
- This is an Aurora city ordinance only.
Unresolved questions
- The specific reporting obligations and when they first apply.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- Related, not a replacement Aurora: data center facility conditional use and performance standards (File 26-0112) (In effect)
Sources
https://aurora-il.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7947209&GUID=DD1642AB-AD29-4557-A67A-D01B815C97F6