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Data center campus · 1830 Willow Creek Circle, west Eugene, Lane County, Oregon

Former Hynix campus data center inquiry, Eugene

Denied as of Sept. 8, 2026

An unnamed party with the former Hynix factory under contract asked whether a data center could go on the roughly 200-acre west Eugene campus, and the city said its E-1 zoning does not allow one. Also known as: Former Hyundai-Hynix site, 1830 Willow Creek Circle.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area1,200,000sq ft
Site200acres

Who is behind it

ProjectFormer Hynix campus data center inquiry, EugeneAlso: Former Hyundai-Hynix site, 1830 Willow Creek Circle
Developer and teamUnnamed client represented by a local land use attorney
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. KVAL reported 72 people gave public comment at the Eugene council's meeting, with residents asking for a moratorium; a council work session on data center rules is tentatively set for Dec. 14. (KVAL, Sept. 15, 2026; Daily Emerald, Sept. 29, 2026; Lookout Eugene-Springfield, Sept. 8, 2026)

  2. The planning and development director wrote to the requester's attorney that a data center is prohibited in E-1, citing likely effects on neighbors from energy use, noise, water and cooling and the low number of jobs. (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, Sept. 8, 2026; KLCC, Sept. 9, 2026; Daily Emerald, Sept. 29, 2026)

  3. The city received a zone verification request asking whether the site's zoning allows a data center, among other uses. (Daily Emerald, Sept. 29, 2026; Lookout Eugene-Springfield, Sept. 8, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The city letter itself was not opened; the record here rests on three news reports that agree on the date and the outcome.
  • Lookout reports Stratacache bought the site in 2020 and does not name a current owner; the client is not identified in any source opened.
  • The request was the first the city had seen claiming a data center is allowed in E-1, according to Lookout.

The full record

Status note
Eugene's planning director answered a zone verification request by saying a data center is prohibited in the site's E-1 zone; this was an answer to an inquiry, not a decision on a filed development application, and the ruling can be appealed to the Land Use Board of Appeals. No appeal was found.
Power note
No power figure reported.
Floor area note
Size of the existing factory as reported by Lookout Eugene-Springfield; no data center building plan was reported.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.