Scope
Hillsboro Resolution No. 2932, as amended and signed, provides that no person may submit, and the city may not accept, process or approve, a new application for land use approval under the Hillsboro Community Development Code for a new data center or battery energy storage system as a primary use, or for expansion of an existing data center or battery energy storage system as a primary use, while the moratorium is in effect. A use is primary if, among other tests, it exceeds 20 percent of floor area, construction cost or electrical capacity on the site, or exceeds 20 MW. It applies only in the City of Hillsboro.
- Geographic scope
- Hillsboro, Oregon
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Hillsboro City Council
Dates
- Adopted
- 27 July 2026
- Effective
- 27 July 2026
- Scheduled expiration
- 24 November 2026
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- Section 5 keeps the moratorium in effect for 120 calendar days after adoption unless earlier extended or repealed; Section 3 requires council review within 120 days. No calendar end date is printed; the stored 24 November 2026 is computed as 120 calendar days from 27 July 2026.
- Source document
- 27 July 2026
- Last checked
- 22 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
The Hillsboro City Council adopted Resolution No. 2932 at a special meeting on 27 July 2026. It stops the city from accepting, processing or approving new land use applications for new or expanded data centers or battery energy storage systems as a primary use. The resolution took effect on adoption and runs for 120 calendar days unless extended or repealed. It is a temporary pause on new applications, not a permanent prohibition.
What this does not establish
- The moratorium also covers battery energy storage systems, which are not data centers.
- Whether Oregon law would allow an extension was not checked.
- The stored end date, 24 November 2026, is computed from the 120-day term; the resolution prints no calendar end date.
Unresolved questions
- Whether the council extends or ends the moratorium before the 120-day term runs out.
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://hillsboro-oregon.civicweb.net/document/262117/Resolution%20No.%202932%20Amended_Signed.pdf?handle=C97A1C3169FE4BC4998D8D111641180C