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Planning Commission, June 11, 2026

Approves Temporary moratorium on data centers, unanimous

5h 9m35,779 words
166 mentionsrezoningvariancedensitysubdivisioncomprehensive planland usezoningmixed usecommercialapprovedindustrialresidentialpublic hearingmotion to approveconditional useplanned developmentdeniedenvironmental reviewPasco County, FL
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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…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Pasco County, FL
Governing body
Final authority
Date
June 11, 2026
Decisions
9 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (6)

Heasley

Recommended
North side of State Road 52, approx 200 ft west of North Sunlake Boulevard, West Central Pasco County · SR 52 Heasley LLC
5 conditions of approval
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Alcohol

Recommended
3 conditions of approval

Consolidated

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Temporary moratorium

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Verizon 129-foot cell tower

Recommended
4 conditions of approval

PDE-26-79-01

Recommended
West side of Kent Grove Drive, approximately one mile north of State Road 52 · Mitris Family Extended LLC
5 conditions of approval
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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

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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…

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Key Decisions (9)

Approved

Temporary moratorium on data centers

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Continued

Two Rivers small scale comprehensive plan amendment (PC-6)

Vote: passed
Continued

Two Rivers MPUD master planned development modification (PC-7)

Vote: passed
Approved

Rezoning at Kent Grove Drive from AR to R-4 (PC-8)

Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved

Rezoning at SR 52 and Bellamy from I-1 to C-2 (PC-9)

Vote: passed
Approved

Consolidated conditional use for St. Joe Ranch amusement park (PC-10)

Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved

Alcohol conditional use for St. Joe Ranch amusement park (PC-11)

Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved

Kenton Road Commercial Development Agreement (PC-14)

Vote: passed
Approved

Verizon 129-foot cell tower conditional use at Lanier Road

Vote: passedConditions attached

Zoning Changes (2)

ARR-440.96 acres
I-1C-21.51 acres

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)

ChairCommissioner · 2Staff · 5ApplicantApplicant's RepWitnessPublic · 11

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

This season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.

2nd Floor 37918 Meridian Avenue conditional use permit

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