Dallas Council Memo Seeks Hearing on Hyperscale Data Center Land Use

Dallas industrial warehouse and substation data center land use

DALLAS, Five Dallas City Council members asked in an Aug. 11, 2026 memorandum for a public hearing path to rewrite how the city regulates hyperscale data centers, which today are commonly slotted as “communications exchange facilities” allowed by right in many nonresidential zones under Dallas Development Code Section 51A-4.212(4). Councilmember Chad West’s filing, joined by … Read more

San Jose Council Votes on Memo Seeking Local Control Over Zoning and Housing Rules

San Jose City Council vote on local control zoning legislative memo

  San Jose local control zoning: SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, on a memo from Councilmembers Casey and Candelas that would direct the City Manager to add a 2027 Legislative Program position supporting legislation to restore local control over housing and land use, according … Read more