Planning and Zoning Commission, September 17, 2026
Votes on Data Center Overview and forthcoming moratorium
What happened
The Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of six rezonings and two ordinance/study items on September 17, 2026, all unanimously except the M1-to-I1/I5 industrial rezoning at 1911 Silver Star Road (RZ-26-09-070), which passed 7-1 with Commissioner Rodri…
- Jurisdiction
- Orange County, FL
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Rezoning at 1844 Westfall Drive (OCPS office)
Rezone from A2 (split with R1A) to PO restricted professional office district for Orange County Public Schools to relocate its facilities offices into an existing closed school. District 5. Future land use institutional. Recommended approval to the Board.
- New billboards and poll signs shall be prohibited
- Development shall be limited to those consistent with the future land use designation
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of six rezonings and two ordinance/study items on September 17, 2026, all unanimously except the M1-to-I1/I5 industrial rezoning at 1911 Silver Star Road (RZ-26-09-070), which passed 7-1 with Commissioner Rodri…
Key Decisions (10)
Rezoning at 1844 Westfall Drive (OCPS office)
Rezoning at 2900 West Oak Ridge Road (Mid-Florida Tech)
Rezoning and variance at 675 4th Street
Rezoning at 5355 Long Road area (Union Park)
Rezoning at 2480 33rd Street (vehicle rental/fleet parking)
Rezoning at 1911 Silver Star Road (warehouse)
Rezoning at 5355 Long Road (church/religious institution)
Tobacco Shop Distance Separation Ordinance (Chapter 38 amendment)
Hiawassee Road Pedestrian Cyclist Safety Study
Data Center Overview and forthcoming moratorium
Zoning Changes (7)
Development Activity (7)
OCPS facilities offices at 1844 Westfall Drive
Other
Mid-Florida Tech Campus renovation and expansion
Other
675 4th Street lot split (two single-family homes)
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Data-center demand in Central Florida is a growing pressure; staff…
Infrastructure
Central Florida has some power generation capacity headroom (via Duke…
Housing Demand
A new 129-unit apartment development along Hiawassee Road is driving…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 5 commissioners, 8 staff members, an attorney, and 3 applicants.
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