Federal Way passes one-year data center moratorium | king5.com

Federal Way, Washington unanimously passed a one-year moratorium on new data center construction to assess regulatory gaps and environmental/infrastructure impacts. The city's development code currently lacks specific data center definitions, leaving operators to argue qualification under broader commercial categories.

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