General Plan AmendmentUnder review3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561

Draft Ordinance — Data Center Prohibition (OMC 9.1.1246)

Oakley

Description

Not a private development — a proposed zoning ordinance text amendment that would ban data centers citywide. Staff reviewed the draft and the council gave direction to proceed with revisions.

Impact summary

If adopted by the end of 2026 as planned, no data center — commercial or home-based — could legally operate in Oakley, and land stays available for job-producing industrial uses instead.

Applicant

Name: City of Oakley
Address: 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561See this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 2
Total mentions: 1

Recorded in the meeting

Discussed

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Sep 15, 2026

Special Joint Meeting of the Oakley City Council and Planning Commission - Sep 15, 2026

Not a private development — a proposed zoning ordinance text amendment that would ban data centers citywide. Staff reviewed the draft and the council gave direction to proceed with revisions.

Related issues (1)

Citywide data center ban

The dominant concern among the dozens of speakers was whether a data center could come to the site. The council removed data center as a permitted use, leaving it conditionally permitted — meaning a future applicant would need a discretionary conditional use permit with public hearings. Councilmember Williams requested a future agenda item on data centers.

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