01135.0001 2199550.1
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF BELL CITY COUNCIL
Application: Moratorium
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. the City Council of the City of Bell will conduct a public hearing to consider a temporary moratorium on the establishment of new Data Center land use applications in the City.
A moratorium will allow the City time to thoroughly review, study and, if necessary, revise the City’s laws, rules, procedures, and fees related to Data Centers to enable the City to adequately and appropriately balance the rights of any existing operators and future applicants who wish to establish or expand Data Centers in the City with the preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the community.
The term “Data Center” means any facility or structure whose sole or primary function is to house servers and data storage systems with connections to the public internet or closed enterprise networks for large scale software systems and the computational demands of traditional computational demands and generative artificial intelligence. A Data Center may also include backup power generators, water cooling and storage facilities, air handlers, utility substations, fire suppression systems, and other infrastructure to support operations. The term “Data Center” does not include: 1.) City actions; and 2.) Data processing facilities whose use is secondary or ancillary to another expressly permitted use, located on less than one acre of land.” All parties wishing to speak for or against the matter should attend the public hearing and express their concerns on the proposed moratorium. Any person desiring to provide written comments on this matter must do so prior to or at the Public Hearing. Written comments can be sent via U.S.
Mail, or by hand delivery, to the City Clerk, 6330 Pine Avenue, Bell, CA 90201, prior to said public hearing. Written comments can also be emailed to the City Clerk at [email protected]. by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
For further details, contact Javier Ochiqui, Community Development Director, at [email protected]
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the proposed ordinance amendment is exempt because there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment.
If you wish to legally challenge any action taken by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice.
In the City’s efforts to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City requires that any person in need of any type of special equipment, assistance, or accommodation(s) to communicate at the public hearing must inform City staff a minimum of 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
POSTED: October 2, 2026
PUBLISHED: October 2, 2026