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# Ellensburg, Washington adopts a six-month emergency moratorium on new data center permits (Oct 5 2026)

Canonical ID: `9daffee9-5a8b-4e25-83d6-223aa98af90d`

- **Jurisdiction:** [Ellensburg](/locations/united-states/washington/ellensburg-washington.md) (id: `f016aab8-5f1b-4f7a-b3c9-4a9bdfd21b37`)
- **Kind:** `permit`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2026-10-05

On October 5, 2026 the Ellensburg City Council unanimously approved a six-month emergency moratorium on accepting, processing, and approving data center building permits and land use applications within city limits. It took effect immediately and runs through April 5, 2027 unless changed or repealed. City staff said current code does not define data centers as a distinct use or provide tailored standards; the pause is for zoning, permitting, environmental review, and public input. Ellensburg is the third local government in the area after Cle Elum (July 2026) and Kittitas County (August 2026, extended September 15 2026).

## Sources (3)

1. **KPQ** · https://kpq.com/ellensburg-moratorium-data-centers/ · 2026-10-07
2. **Daily Record (Ellensburg)** · https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/ellensburg/ellensburg-joins-cle-elum-kittitas-county-to-temporarily-ban-data-centers/article_93cee22e-b0c9-441d-a7e0-2544c4b41f34.html · 2026-10-07
3. **NBC Right Now / KNDU** · https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/city-of-ellensburg-agrees-to-pause-new-data-center-permits-for-6-months/article_399129a1-166d-4b0f-abaf-60eaafd10c24.html · 2026-10-08

## Common questions

### What does Ellensburg, Washington adopts a six-month emergency moratorium on new data center permits (Oct 5 2026) cover?

On October 5, 2026 the Ellensburg City Council unanimously approved a six-month emergency moratorium on accepting, processing, and approving data center building permits and land use applications within city limits. It took effect immediately and runs through April 5, 2027 unless changed or repealed. City staff said current code does not define data centers as a distinct use or provide tailored standards; the pause is for zoning, permitting, environmental review, and public input. [Ellensburg](/locations/ellensburg-washington.md) is the third local government in the area after [Cle Elum](/locations/cle-elum-washington.md) (July 2026) and Kittitas County (August 2026, extended September 15 2026).

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