Scope
Boston City Council Docket 2026-1718, a council order filed 14 September 2026 regarding a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code to prohibit data centers in all zoning districts. The official Legistar record shows it referred to committee; no zoning text amendment has been adopted.
- Geographic scope
- City of Boston, Massachusetts
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Boston City Council
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not enacted
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- 14 September 2026
- Last checked
- 1 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
A Boston City Council order filed on 14 September 2026 (Docket 2026-1718) concerns a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code that would prohibit data centers in all zoning districts. The official council record shows it referred to committee. It is a proposal only; in Boston, zoning text amendments are adopted through the Zoning Commission process, and nothing has been adopted.
What this does not establish
- Only the official Legistar matter record (title and status) was opened; the order text was not read.
- An earlier hearing order (Docket 2026-0867) on a moratorium for AI data centers is a hearing request, not an instrument, and is not recorded.
Unresolved questions
- Whether the order advances and a zoning text amendment is filed with the Zoning Commission.
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.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://boston.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8212251&GUID=D19F9769-58C1-423E-8242-CCFDF54673B8
- Machine-readable copy of the same official record official data feed for the record linked as the primary source