Planning staff told commissioners the county ordinance is inadequate for conditional-use review of data centers; the board adopted a six-month emergency moratorium under cited Idaho statute to allow time to draft a new ordinance and directed staff to form an intergovernmental study committee.

Council read an ordinance declaring an emergency to prohibit horizontal directional drilling in the city while awaiting clarity from an FCC-related case; city attorney said the moratorium responds to recurring permit and safety concerns with fiber-optic service providers.