Planning Commission, June 11, 2026
Approves Temporary moratorium on data centers, unanimous
What happened
The Pasco County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a temporary (approximately 12-month) moratorium on data centers, large-scale data centers, and other large-load customers (item PC-13), amended to strike the phrase 'located internal to a building' fr…
- Jurisdiction
- Pasco County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (6)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsHeasley
RecommendedAlcohol
RecommendedConsolidated
RecommendedTemporary moratorium
RecommendedVerizon 129-foot cell tower
RecommendedPDE-26-79-01
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 9
Temporary moratorium on data centers
Proposed ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on submission and acceptance of applications for building permits, site plans, development orders, development agreements, special exception uses, conditional uses, rezonings, and comprehensive plan amendments related to data centers, large-scale data centers, and other large load customers in unincorporated Pasco County. Moratorium duration discussed as roughly 12 months. Commission recommended finding the ordinance consistent with the comprehensive plan and approved a motion to recommend approval with an amendment striking 'located internal to a building' from the server/computer-room exemption. Voice vote, no dissent stated.
- Amend exemption language to strike 'located internal to a building' from the server room/computer room exemption
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 Pasco County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a temporary (approximately 12-month) moratorium on data centers, large-scale data centers, and other large-load customers (item PC-13), amended to strike the phrase 'located internal to a building' fr…
Key Decisions (9)
Temporary moratorium on data centers
Two Rivers small scale comprehensive plan amendment (PC-6)
Two Rivers MPUD master planned development modification (PC-7)
Rezoning at Kent Grove Drive from AR to R-4 (PC-8)
Rezoning at SR 52 and Bellamy from I-1 to C-2 (PC-9)
Consolidated conditional use for St. Joe Ranch amusement park (PC-10)
Alcohol conditional use for St. Joe Ranch amusement park (PC-11)
Kenton Road Commercial Development Agreement (PC-14)
Verizon 129-foot cell tower conditional use at Lanier Road
Development Activity (7)
Small-scale hyperscale-alternative data center at Devil Ranch Block B1A
Industrial
Mitris/Trust Family Extended residential subdivision at Kent Grove Drive
Residential
Bellamy Parks commercial rezoning at SR 52 and Bellamy
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Pasco County has no zoning definition or permitted use for…
Infrastructure
County is under a phase-three modified water shortage order amid…
Housing Demand
The county's adopted policy encourages RES-3 residential growth in the…
Who Spoke (40)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 5 staff members, the applicant, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 11 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
2nd Floor 37918 Meridian Avenue conditional use permit
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