Board of County Commissioners, June 16, 2026
Votes on First public hearing on data center moratorium ordinance P48
What happened
The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners held the first of two public hearings on Ordinance P48, a proposed 12-month temporary moratorium on data centers, large-scale data centers, and large load customers in unincorporated Pasco County; no vote was taken (second/adoption h…
- Jurisdiction
- Pasco County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsApproximately 1.5 miles east of the intersection of Denton Avenue and
Awaiting final voteEast side of Shady Hills Road, ~784 feet north of Shady Hills Road and
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 11
Continuance of Land Development Code omnibus amendment P47
Ordinance amending numerous sections of the Pasco County Land Development Code (public notice, conditional uses, variances, agricultural and residential districts, community residential homes, reasonable accommodations) continued to August 11, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in Dade City.
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 Board of County Commissioners held the first of two public hearings on Ordinance P48, a proposed 12-month temporary moratorium on data centers, large-scale data centers, and large load customers in unincorporated Pasco County; no vote was taken (second/adoption h…
Key Decisions (11)
Continuance of Land Development Code omnibus amendment P47
First public hearing on data center moratorium ordinance P48
Foreclosure registry ordinance amendment P49
Local provider participation fund ordinance P50
Flood Damage Prevention code amendment P51
Building code flood damage prevention amendment P52
Comprehensive plan text amendment P53 (West Market density)
Continuance of Denton Ave MPD rezoning P54
Rezoning P55 R&R Property Shady Hills (AR to C-2)
Substantial modification of Mitchell 54 West MPUD P56
CDBG-DR action plan substantial amendment P57
Development Activity (6)
Denton Ave MPD
Mixed-Use
R&R Property Shady Hills
Commercial
Mitchell 54 West MPUD modification
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
Pasco County utilities projects ~$1.8 billion in growth-related water/sewer capital…
Sentiment
Overwhelming public opposition to data centers of all sizes, with…
Commercial Demand
At least one operator (Stellaris) has a 30-acre site under…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, 5 staff members, the applicant, and 4 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.
State Road rezone
An Ordinance by the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners Establishing a Temporary… rezone
An Ordinance By The Pasco County Board Of County Commissioners Amending The Pasco County… plan amendment
An Ordinance Amending The Pasco County Comprehensive Plan plan amendment
Denton Avenue rezone
An Ordinance By The Pasco County Board Of County Commissioners Amending The Pasco County… conditional use permit
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting/Rezoning October 21, 2025 – 10 A.M rezone
More land-use items (4)
4 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting/Rezoning November 12, 2025 – 10 A.M rezoneNo vote recorded
- Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting/Rezoning December 9, 2025 – 10 A.M rezoneNo vote recorded
- Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting/Rezoning March 10, 2026 – 10 A.M rezoneNo vote recorded
- http://app.pascoclerk.com/appdot-public-statistical-reports-boccpr.asp Page 30 of 5851……No vote recorded
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