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Town Board of the Town of Hamburg November 2, 2026 Meeting 4.3. Town of Hamburg Data Center Moratorium Adoption Resolution WHEREAS, the rapid development of large-scale data centers and artificial intelligence computing facilities presents significant land-use and infrastructure considerations, including electrical and water demands, noise, backup power generation, environmental impacts, and compatibility with surrounding properties; and WHEREAS, although the Town of Hamburg currently regulates artificial intelligence data centers under its zoning laws, the Town Board wishes to further review those regulations in light of the rapidly evolving nature and scale of these facilities; and WHEREAS, a one-year pause in the approval and development of new large-scale data centers would provide the Town with an opportunity to study these issues and determine whether additional regulations are necessary to protect Town residents, infrastructure, natural resources, and neighboring properties; and WHEREAS, the Code Review Committee needs time to update these zoning regulations related to data centers, and is recommending that the Town of Hamburg adopt a moratorium while these Codes are being updated; and WHEREAS, the Town has introduced the following proposed Local Law, entitled “A Local Law of the Town of Hamburg to Establish a Temporary One-Year Moratorium on Applications, Approvals, Permits and Construction Related to Data Centers Within the Town of Hamburg” and presented a copy to each member of the Board , which reads as follows: Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Hamburg as follows: Section 1. Title: A Local Law of the Town of Hamburg to Establish a Temporary One-Year Moratorium on Applications, Approvals, Permits and Construction Related to Data Centers Within the Town of Hamburg. 6