Monterey Park Bans Datacenters by Ballot. Texas Cities Write Rules Instead.

Monterey Park's 86% ballot ban marks the first voter-enacted datacenter prohibition in the country, while New York and North Carolina advance their own structural restrictions. Texas cities are taking the opposite path with codified setbacks and metered water caps, and the developers shaping those drafts at the commission level are the ones who'll still be building in 2027.