(County Moratorium on Data Center Development struck down).....Superior Court Judge Jefferey Jones was hearing the case, Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC vs. The County of Imperial.

The Judge determined the County failed to meet the legal requirements for imposing a moratorium on data center development. He ordered the county to set aside and cease enforcement of two ordinances that temporarily halted such projects. The Decision was centered on California Government Code, which governs emergency or interim zoning ordinances. Under the statute, a county must make findings that a current and immediate threat to public healkh, safety, or welfare exists and that approval of the affected permits or entitlements would result in the threats The County ordinances indicated the threats may occur, not that they would.