Florida local moratoria

Every local infrastructure moratorium in the inventory for Florida, current through September 23, 2026.

35 instruments — 27 in force, 7 pending, 1 past.

State policy is tracked separately: 6 actions (6 bills) in state_legislation.csv. These are not included in the local count above.

Detailed entries

Alachua

• Type: City
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: —
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: 12 months (proposed)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-alachua-undated
• Legal basis: —
• What prompted it: Resource-intensive/extractive facility concerns; no data center project currently proposed
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23; City Planning & Zoning board passed a motion for a 12-month data center moratorium; City Commission scheduled to review and act 2026-09-28 (after the reference date of this research pass). [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Pending City Commission vote

Bay County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Approved by the Board of County Commissioners 2026-07-07 (reported 2026-07-08).
• Normalized date: 2026-07-07 (exact)
• Duration: Six-month moratorium on data centers requiring 5 MW of power or more in unincorporated Bay County, while staff reviews and updates land development regulations; may be extended another six months if permanent rules are not ready.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-bay-county-2026
• Legal basis: Bay County Board of County Commissioners ordinance (specific ordinance number not located in reviewed sources); adopted 2026-07-07.
• What prompted it: Months of public discussion and comment on proposed AI data centers in unincorporated Bay County.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; six-month pause on data centers of 5 MW or more, set to run roughly through early January 2027, while planning staff update land development regulations.
• Outcome: Six-month moratorium adopted; permanent regulations expected before it expires, or a further six-month extension possible.

Citrus County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Adopted 2026-05-26 by the Board of County Commissioners at a public hearing, 5-0 vote; staff had been directed on 2026-05-12 to prepare the ordinance for that meeting.
• Normalized date: 2026-05-26 (exact)
• Duration: In effect for 12 months from its effective date or until related county regulations take effect, whichever occurs first.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-citrus-county-2026
• Legal basis: Citrus County Ordinance No. 2026-02
• What prompted it: County-initiated pause pending development of local data-center regulations; more than 40 public speakers attended the May 26 hearing.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active moratorium halting construction/expansion approvals, building permits, development orders, and rezonings for data center facilities in unincorporated Citrus County.
• Outcome: —

Clay County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Adopted 2026-06-23 by the Board of County Commissioners, 4-1 vote, following a first hearing 2026-06-09.
• Normalized date: 2026-06-23 (exact)
• Duration: One-year moratorium in unincorporated Clay County.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-clay-county-2026
• Legal basis: Clay County ordinance (ordinance number not located in reviewed sources); the official agenda title describes the measure as pausing acceptance, review, or approval of applications for land-use amendments to the Clay County 2045 Comprehensive Plan related to data-center facilities.
• What prompted it: More than an hour of public testimony at the final hearing.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active; the official scope is narrower (comprehensive-plan land-use amendments) than some news descriptions of a blanket permit freeze, and that narrower scope should be preferred.
• Outcome: —

DeSoto County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Commissioners approved the moratorium unanimously (4-0, one commissioner recused) 2026-07-28 (Tuesday).
• Normalized date: 2026-07-28 (exact)
• Duration: One-year moratorium on new data-center applications in DeSoto County; explicitly does not apply to rezoning applications already pending for DCIP Group's 800-plus-acre data-center project (which can continue to move forward).
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-desoto-county-2026
• Legal basis: DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners ordinance (specific ordinance number not located in reviewed sources); adopted 2026-07-28.
• What prompted it: Intense public opposition to DCIP Group's proposed data-center campus (initially a 34-acre rezoning at a decommissioned power plant, since expanded with an 800-plus-acre rezoning request and stated intent to build on up to 1,300 acres).
• Affected projects: DCIP Group data-center campus (decommissioned power-plant site; pending rezoning of 800+ additional acres; company has said it hopes to build more than a dozen facilities across roughly 1,300 acres) -- exempted from the moratorium.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-07-28, with DCIP Group's pending rezoning applications exempted from its coverage.
• Outcome: One-year moratorium adopted, county attorney limited scope to one year and excluded pending applications rather than following the Planning Commission's recommendation of a two-year moratorium covering the DCIP Group applications.

Flagler County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Adopted on second reading by the Board of County Commissioners 2026-08-03 (Monday), unanimous.
• Normalized date: 2026-08-03 (exact)
• Duration: One-year moratorium on new data center development in unincorporated Flagler County while the county researches the industry and develops zoning/land development regulations. Amended before final passage to remove the 'large-scale'/'large load customer facility' qualifiers so the pause applies to all data centers, not only large ones.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-flagler-county-2026
• Legal basis: Flagler County ordinance (adopted on second reading 2026-08-03; specific ordinance number not located in reviewed sources).
• What prompted it: Months of discussion about the rapid growth of the data-center industry and resident concerns about impacts on electrical infrastructure, water, noise, and land use.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium applying only to unincorporated Flagler County (does not affect projects within municipal boundaries such as Palm Coast).
• Outcome: One-year moratorium adopted on second reading, broadened at final passage to cover all data centers rather than only large-scale ones.

Franklin County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the moratorium 2026-07-15 (Wednesday morning), after directing staff in June to prepare it.
• Normalized date: 2026-07-15 (exact)
• Duration: One-year moratorium on large-scale AI data center proposals, while commissioners consider a permanent ban.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-franklin-county-2026
• Legal basis: Franklin County Board of County Commissioners ordinance (specific ordinance number not located in reviewed sources); adopted 2026-07-15.
• What prompted it: Precautionary; more than one commissioner stated an eventual goal of a permanent ban.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on large-scale AI data center proposals adopted 2026-07-15.
• Outcome: One-year moratorium adopted unanimously.

Hernando County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Adopted 2026-06-23 at second public hearing (first hearing 2026-06-02); Florida Department of State acknowledged filing 2026-06-24.
• Normalized date: 2026-06-23 (exact)
• Duration: 365-day moratorium on development orders and permits for data centers in unincorporated Hernando County, subject to exemptions and prospective-application provisions; can end early if permanent regulations take effect, and can be extended once for no more than 120 days.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-hernando-county-2026
• Legal basis: Hernando County Ordinance 2026-15
• What prompted it: —
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active 365-day moratorium; filed with the Florida Department of State 2026-06-24.
• Outcome: —

Hillsborough County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: —
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: 1 year (proposed)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-hillsborough-county-undated
• Legal basis: —
• What prompted it: AI data center impact study; SB 180 storm-recovery freeze blocks new land-development restrictions in hurricane-declared counties until Oct 1, 2027
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23; commissioners voted Aug. 5, 2026 to direct the county attorney to draft a one-year AI data center moratorium, but SB 180 is understood to prevent it taking effect until Oct. 1, 2027. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.6 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Drafting directed; not yet effective

Holmes County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: June 16, 2026 (Ordinance No. 2026-03)
• Normalized date: 2026-06-16 (exact)
• Duration: One year from the effective date, unless earlier terminated or extended by the Board
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-holmes-county-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2026-03
• What prompted it: County lacks comprehensive plan policies and land development regulations addressing data centers and large load customer facilities (water, infrastructure, environmental impacts)
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year countywide pause on new data-center and large-load-customer-facility development approvals in unincorporated Holmes County, adopted 2026-06-16, running through 2027-06-16 unless extended.
• Outcome: Adopted

Lake County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance on Tuesday, 2026-09-08 (not 2026-09-09, which was a Wednesday; the cited article, published Wednesday morning, refers to a 'Tuesday evening' vote and other sources confirm the commission met Sept. 8).
• Normalized date: 2026-09-08 (exact)
• Duration: 90-day pause on accepting any applications for large-scale data centers in unincorporated Lake County, to give commissioners time to create new zoning and development regulations (including a possible conditional-use-permit requirement).
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-lake-county-2026
• Legal basis: Lake County ordinance citing Senate Bill 484 local authority (specific ordinance number not located in reviewed sources); adopted 2026-09-09.
• What prompted it: Regulatory gap; county wants a conditional-use-permit process so a data center is not a guaranteed right.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 90-day pause adopted 2026-09-08, running to approximately early December 2026.
• Outcome: 90-day moratorium adopted, a shorter and later instrument than the one-year moratorium the Board had directed staff to draft in late June.

Lakeland

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: 2026-08-03, City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 26-018 by a 4-3 vote.
• Normalized date: 2026-08-03 (exact)
• Duration: One year from 2026-08-03, unless amended or repealed sooner. Covers new data centers and large-load customers with anticipated peak demand of 50 MW or more while the City reviews its planning and land-development rules.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-lakeland-undated
• Legal basis: City of Lakeland Ordinance No. 26-018, adopted 2026-08-03 by a 4-3 vote
• What prompted it: Followed community opposition to Project Swan, a proposed approximately 600,000-square-foot data center.
• Affected projects: Project Swan (proposed approximately 600,000 sq ft data center; Kimley-Horn on behalf of Ryan Companies U.S., Inc.)
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-08-19. The City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 26-018 4-3 on 2026-08-03, pausing acceptance, processing, review, and approval of covered applications for one year.
• Outcome: Ordinance No. 26-018 is effective immediately and pauses new covered applications while the City considers permanent rules.

Leon County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: Commissioners directed staff in July 2026 to pursue an ordinance; the proposed ordinance passed its first of two required public hearings unanimously 2026-09-15. The second and final public hearing/vote is scheduled for 2026-10-13 and had not occurred as of this research date.
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: Proposed 18-month moratorium on large-load customer facilities, including large-scale data centers, in unincorporated Leon County, to give staff time to study impacts on electricity/water supplies, utility rates, the environment, and surrounding communities and to develop regulations; staff plans to report findings by September 2027.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-leon-county-undated
• Legal basis: Proposed Leon County ordinance (first reading passed 2026-09-15; not yet adopted).
• What prompted it: Proposal originated with Commission Chairman Christian Caban after SB 484 took effect 2026-07-01; county code and the Tallahassee-Leon County 2050 Comprehensive Plan lack provisions addressing large-load customers/data centers.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23; first reading passed unanimously 2026-09-15, with the second and final public hearing scheduled for 2026-10-13. County staff report no approved or pending large-scale data-center applications in unincorporated Leon County as of this filing.
• Outcome: First reading passed unanimously; final adoption pending as of 2026-09-23.

Levy County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: September 8, 2026 (Ordinance No. 2026-05)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-08 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months from the effective date, or until an amending ordinance is adopted, whichever occurs first
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-levy-county-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance No. 2026-05
• What prompted it: Concerns about groundwater withdrawals (Floridan Aquifer), electrical grid capacity, noise, and lack of land development standards for data centers
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium on data center development permits/orders in unincorporated Levy County, effective Oct 1, 2026 through Sep 30, 2027 per independent tracker corroboration.
• Outcome: Adopted

Lynn Haven

• Type: City
• Status: ⚪ Expired
• Date enacted: Adopted 2026-06-23 by City Commission.
• Normalized date: 2026-06-23 (exact)
• Duration: Interim pause on accepting, processing, reviewing, or acting on data-center applications, lasting until the earlier of final action on a separate proposed one-year moratorium ordinance or sixty days after this resolution's adoption (on or about 2026-08-22).
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-lynn-haven-2026
• Legal basis: City of Lynn Haven Resolution 2026-06-561
• What prompted it: Adopted while a separate one-year moratorium ordinance (staff directed to draft it on 2026-06-09) proceeded through the adoption process; this resolution is a distinct interim instrument from that still-pending ordinance.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Expired 2026-08-22; Resolution 2026-06-561 provided by its own terms that it would remain in effect only until the earlier of (a) City Commission adoption of the separate 'Moratorium Ordinance,' (b) the Commission formally declining to adopt it, or (c) 60 days from the resolution's 2026-06-23 adoption. Review of the City's official agenda/minutes packets for every City Commission meeting from 2026-07-14 through 2026-09-22 (plus special meetings 2026-09-16 and 2026-09-21) found no Data Center/AI Data Center Moratorium Ordinance ever placed on an agenda for either reading, and no news coverage of its adoption, decline, or extension. The 60-day clock therefore ran out on 2026-08-22 without the city having adopted, declined, or extended the pause.
• Outcome: —

Madison County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously 2026-07-22.
• Normalized date: 2026-07-22 (exact)
• Duration: One-year moratorium on construction and permitting of large-scale data centers while the county develops possible regulations.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-madison-county-2026
• Legal basis: Madison County ordinance (signed ordinance, ordinance number, effective date, and exact expiration date not located in reviewed sources).
• What prompted it: —
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via the county's local newspaper of record (Greene Publishing / Madison County Carrier) and a Suwannee Riverkeeper (WWALS) report that tracked the ordinance through both readings: first reading 2026-07-08, second reading and 4-0 final adoption 2026-07-22, imposing a one-year moratorium on construction and permitting of large-scale data center facilities. No subsequent extension, repeal, or replacement found. [VERIFY instrument/ordinance number: the enacted ordinance's assigned number was still not located in a signed county document as of 2026-09-23]
• Outcome: —

Manatee County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Commissioners directed staff to draft the ordinance 2026-07-28; the Board of County Commissioners applied the Pending Ordinance Doctrine and adopted Ordinance No. 26-42 on 2026-09-22 (first noticed for public hearing 2026-09-04; Planning Commission review 2026-09-17).
• Normalized date: 2026-09-22 (exact)
• Duration: Twelve-month moratorium on submission and acceptance of applications for building permits, site plans, development orders, development agreements, special permit uses, rezonings, and comprehensive plan amendments related to 'Data Center Facilities' in unincorporated Manatee County, or until repealed, whichever occurs first; may be extended by Board resolution.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-manatee-county-2026
• Legal basis: Manatee County Ordinance No. 26-42
• What prompted it: SB 484 (effective 2026-07-01) established local authority over large-load customers; county's land development code and comprehensive plan do not adequately address data centers.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (adopted the day before); twelve-month moratorium running through approximately 2027-09-22.
• Outcome: Twelve-month moratorium ordinance (No. 26-42) adopted.

Marion County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 on the substantive motion, then 5-0 on a subsequent procedural vote to adopt the ordinance, at a public hearing 2026-09-15/16 (hearing held 2026-09-15 at the McPherson Governmental Campus; reported 2026-09-16).
• Normalized date: 2026-09-15 (exact)
• Duration: 12-month (365-day) moratorium on accepting or processing applications for major commercial data centers, AI processing hubs, and cryptocurrency-mining operations, applying to development permits, site plans, rezonings, and conditional-use permits; exempts smaller facilities using under 50 megawatts, which may still proceed through the county's standard Special Use Permit process.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
• Moratorium ID: fl-marion-county-2026
• Legal basis: Marion County Board of County Commissioners ordinance (specific ordinance number not located in reviewed sources); adopted 2026-09-15.
• What prompted it: Concerns over water consumption from the Floridan Aquifer (including Outstanding Florida Springs Silver Springs and Rainbow Springs), power-grid strain, noise, and county staff's stated lack of readiness/criteria to evaluate large data-center applications; balanced against a proposed roughly $10 billion facility that proponents said could generate significant tax revenue and jobs.
• Affected projects: An unnamed proposed data-center facility reported by proponents at the hearing as a roughly $10 billion project that could generate about $155 million in tax revenue.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 12-month moratorium adopted 2026-09-15, with an exemption for facilities under 50 MW that can still apply via Special Use Permit.
• Outcome: 12-month moratorium adopted (4-1 substantive vote; 5-0 procedural adoption vote), with exemptions for sub-50-MW facilities that drew a dissenting vote from Commissioner Kathy Bryant, who opposed the carve-out.

Martin County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: —
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: 1 year (proposed)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-martin-county-undated
• Legal basis: —
• What prompted it: Water supply, grid infrastructure/rate impacts, air quality, noise, property values ahead of hyperscale project proposals
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23; commissioners voted 4-1 on Aug. 26, 2026 to direct staff to return with a one-year moratorium proposal; as of a Sept. 18, 2026 report the board was still working through a related rezoning dispute with no formal moratorium ordinance adopted. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Direction to staff; two public hearings still required

Minneola

• Type: City
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: —
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: 1 year (proposed)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-minneola-undated
• Legal basis: —
• What prompted it: Water and power-use zoning standards not yet drafted; coordinating with Lake County
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23; City Council advanced a one-year moratorium ordinance in step with Lake County; language reportedly modeled on other Florida ordinances; a final vote had not been confirmed as of the most recent source reviewed. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Advanced; final vote status unconfirmed

Nassau County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Adopted on final hearing 2026-06-08 by the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners (motion by Commissioner Gray, seconded by Commissioner Farmer, approved); first reading was 2026-05-11, following direction to draft on 2026-04-13.
• Normalized date: 2026-06-08 (exact)
• Duration: 12 months from the effective date, or until an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan, Land Development Regulations, and/or Code of Ordinances relating to Data Center Facilities takes effect, whichever occurs first (Ordinance 2026-044, Section 6). Effective date is upon filing with the Florida Secretary of State per s. 125.66.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center, cryptocurrency mining
• Moratorium ID: fl-nassau-county-2026
• Legal basis: Nassau County Ordinance No. 2026-044, "Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Acceptance, Review, or Approval of Applications for Development Permits, Development Orders, Rezoning, or Site Plans Related to Data Centers, Data Processing Facilities, Data Mining or Cryptocurrency Mining Operations ... Within Unincorporated Nassau County, Florida."
• What prompted it: Board directed staff to draft the moratorium in April 2026 to allow time to study and adopt comprehensive-plan and land-development-code provisions for data centers before accepting further applications; a companion resolution (2026-102) created a Fact-Finding Committee on Data Center Development that met repeatedly through June 2026.
• Affected projects: No specific pending project named in the ordinance itself; adopted preemptively alongside the Fact-Finding Committee on Data Center Development.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-07-31. Checked the June 22, July 13, and July 27, 2026 BOCC agendas; no repeal, amendment, or extension item found. Applies only to unincorporated Nassau County.
• Outcome: Ordinance adopted on final hearing 2026-06-08; moratorium in effect for up to 12 months or until permanent Data Center Facility regulations are adopted, whichever is sooner.

North Port

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: City Commission voted 4-1 to advance the ordinance on first reading 2026-09-08 (after a nearly seven-hour public hearing beginning 2026-08-31); adopted on second and final reading by a 3-2 vote 2026-09-22 (Commissioners Stokes, Langdon and Mayor Emrich in favor; Commissioners Petrow and Duval against).
• Normalized date: 2026-09-22 (exact)
• Duration: 18-month moratorium on the acceptance and approval of new data-center applications. As finally adopted, the ordinance excludes (does not apply to) the roughly 896,000-square-foot data-center facility already proposed for the Yorkshire-area 'Deep Park' development: staff may still accept, process and review that application, but the city cannot approve it without a City Commission vote. The ordinance also allows any developer to request an 'extraordinary hardship' exception (e.g., permits already issued, substantial expenditure already made), decided case-by-case by the Commission.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-north-port-2026
• Legal basis: City of North Port ordinance (specific ordinance number not located in reviewed sources); adopted on second/final reading 2026-09-22.
• What prompted it: A roughly 896,000 sq ft ('Deep Park') data-center application, part of a larger 282-acre mixed-use development, submitted 2026-07-20 after a non-disclosure agreement (entered August 2025) expired; hundreds of residents packed multiple public hearings (2026-08-31 and 2026-09-22) in opposition, citing water, noise, and infrastructure concerns.
• Affected projects: The 'Deep Park' data-center proposal: roughly 896,000 sq ft of buildings (about 123,200 sq ft of office space) on land near Yorkshire Street/Oleander Drive, part of a broader 282-acre 'employment epicenter' development; excluded from the moratorium's coverage as finally adopted.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (adopted the day before, 3-2); 18-month moratorium on new data-center applications, but the already-pending ~896,000 sq ft Deep Park data-center application is excluded from the pause (city staff may still process it; Commission approval is still required) rather than being retroactively swept in.
• Outcome: 18-month moratorium adopted 3-2 on second/final reading 2026-09-22; the pending Deep Park application was excluded from coverage after the city attorney warned that including it could expose the city to litigation.

Orange County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: —
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: 6-18 months (proposed)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-orange-county-undated
• Legal basis: —
• What prompted it: Projected 96-million-gallon-per-day groundwater shortfall by 2045; land development code has no data-center definition so use is implicitly allowed in industrial districts
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23; commissioners reached consensus around a 6-to-18-month pause on new AI data center applications; formal vote expected Dec. 1, 2026. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.55 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Discussion consensus only; formal vote pending

Ormond Beach

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: August 25, 2026, second reading, 5-0 (Ordinance 2026-11)
• Normalized date: 2026-08-25 (exact)
• Duration: Eighteen months
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-ormond-beach-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance 2026-11
• What prompted it: City Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code do not address data centers; SB 484 (Ch. 2026-65) authorizes local regulation; SB 180 storm-recovery freeze in effect through Oct 2027 for Volusia County
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; 18-month citywide moratorium on all data center types, adopted 5-0 on second reading 2026-08-25 (first reading 2026-07-28), while staff draft Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code amendments intended to ban large-scale data centers.
• Outcome: Adopted

Palm Beach County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Board of County Commissioners approved zoning in progress effective 2026-07-07 and directed staff to prepare a formal moratorium ordinance.
• Normalized date: 2026-07-07 (exact)
• Duration: Interim administrative freeze: staff directed not to accept new large-load-customer data center applications until a formal ordinance is presented for adoption. The contemplated formal ordinance would run until the earlier of one year after its adoption or the enactment of permanent regulations.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-palm-beach-county-2026
• Legal basis: Board of County Commissioners zoning-in-progress directive, 2026-07-07 (formal ordinance not yet adopted as of the reviewed sources)
• What prompted it: Followed opposition to Project Tango and other large-load data center proposals.
• Affected projects: Project Tango (Central Park Commerce Center data center expansion)
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. The July 7 interim intake freeze remains in force. The formal one-year moratorium ordinance (defining a 'large-scale' facility at 50 MW+ peak demand, with site-wide load aggregation to prevent parcel-splitting, and carve-outs for hurricane-damaged parcels) passed first reading unanimously 7-0 on 2026-08-27; the Board is scheduled to hold the second and final public hearing and possible formal adoption on 2026-09-24 (i.e., the day after this research date), so the ordinance had not yet been finally adopted as of 2026-09-23. [VERIFY instrument number for the July 7 interim zoning-in-progress directive; still not located in an official numbered document]
• Outcome: —

Panama City

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Adopted on second/final reading by the City Commission 2026-09-23 (Ordinance 3313); first public hearing held 2026-09-08.
• Normalized date: 2026-09-23 (exact)
• Duration: One-year moratorium on new data center proposals, giving city staff 12 months to study impacts and develop permanent zoning rules; does not apply to existing facilities or routine maintenance.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-panama-city-2026
• Legal basis: City of Panama City Ordinance 3313
• What prompted it: Regulatory-gap/precautionary; part of a wave of Bay County-area moratoria.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23 (adopted the same day); one-year pause on new large-scale data center proposals.
• Outcome: One-year moratorium adopted on second reading.

Pasco County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Commissioners unanimously approved 2026-07-14, following a Planning Commission recommendation 2026-06-11 and a first BOCC hearing 2026-06-16.
• Normalized date: 2026-07-14 (exact)
• Duration: One-year moratorium pausing covered development approvals for server or computer rooms exceeding 2.5 MW in unincorporated Pasco County while the county studies definitions and environmental, utility, and financial impacts.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-pasco-county-2026
• Legal basis: Pasco County ordinance (signed ordinance number and exact expiration date not located in reviewed sources).
• What prompted it: —
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via WUSF (public radio) and the county's own pre-adoption ordinance text (agenda packet), which sets a 12-month duration 'or until such time as repealed by the Board, whichever occurs first.' No extension, repeal, or replacement found through 2026-09-23.
• Outcome: —

Pensacola

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: First reading passed 7-0 on 2026-07-16; adopted on second and final reading by a 7-0 vote at the 2026-08-13 City Council Regular Meeting as Ordinance No. 11-26 (agenda item 'Proposed Ordinance No. 13-26').
• Normalized date: 2026-08-13 (exact)
• Duration: Proposed one-year moratorium on city approvals for data centers and other large-load-customer facilities with anticipated monthly peak demand of at least 50 MW; would take effect five business days after final adoption.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-pensacola-undated
• Legal basis: City of Pensacola Ordinance No. 11-26 (introduced as Proposed Ordinance No. 13-26; adopted 2026-08-13 on second reading, 7-0)
• What prompted it: —
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; the one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers and large-load-customer facilities (50 MW+) was adopted on second and final reading 2026-08-13 by a 7-0 vote (Ordinance No. 11-26).
• Outcome: —

Pinellas Park

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Placed on first reading 2026-07-21; adopted unanimously at the 2026-08-11 public hearing as Ordinance 2026-22.
• Normalized date: 2026-08-11 (exact)
• Duration: Proposed one-year moratorium on data center approvals.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-pinellas-park-undated
• Legal basis: Pinellas Park Ordinance 2026-22, adopted 2026-08-11
• What prompted it: Followed American Tower's May 2026 filing to redevelop an industrial property at 10700 76th Court N. into a data-processing facility.
• Affected projects: American Tower Corporation's proposed ~17,653 sq ft data-processing facility east of Belcher Road (10700 76th Court N.); American Tower's counsel asked the council for a continuance to negotiate regulations, which the council declined.
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; the City Council voted unanimously 2026-08-11 to adopt Ordinance 2026-22, a 12-month moratorium on data centers and 'large load customer facilities' (50 MW+ anticipated monthly peak load). The pause ends at the earlier of a land development code amendment or 12 months (i.e. on or about 2026-08-11-2027).
• Outcome: —

Putnam County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: September 8, 2026, second reading (unanimous)
• Normalized date: 2026-09-08 (exact)
• Duration: Took effect immediately; will remain in place until at least Aug. 30, 2027 per local reporting
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-putnam-county-2026
• Legal basis: Ordinance (medium- and large-scale data center moratorium); ordinance number not confirmed in sources reviewed
• What prompted it: Concerns over water, electricity, cooling, and environmental impacts of medium (2,000-5,000 servers, 5-49 MW) and large-scale (50+ MW) data centers
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; commissioners unanimously passed second reading Sept. 8, 2026, temporarily banning medium- and large-scale data center development countywide; effective immediately, in place until at least Aug. 30, 2027.
• Outcome: Adopted

Santa Rosa County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Adopted at a special meeting 2026-07-23, following a first hearing 2026-07-09 (which followed a 2026-06-22 3-1 vote directing staff to draft the ordinance).
• Normalized date: 2026-07-23 (exact)
• Duration: 12-month moratorium on large-scale data centers and large-load-customer facilities in unincorporated Santa Rosa County; permanent rules may be developed sooner than the 12-month endpoint.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-santa-rosa-county-2026
• Legal basis: Santa Rosa County ordinance (signed ordinance, ordinance number, vote tally, and exact effective/expiration dates not located in reviewed sources).
• What prompted it: Several residents requested a permanent ban instead of a temporary moratorium.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed via the county's own BOCC Special Rezoning Meeting agenda (2026-07-23) and the Santa Rosa Press Gazette (local paper of record), both corroborating the PNJ reporting that the ordinance was adopted at the 2026-07-23 special meeting. [VERIFY instrument/ordinance number: still not located in a signed county document as of 2026-09-23]
• Outcome: —

Sarasota County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: County commissioners voted 2026-07-08.
• Normalized date: 2026-07-08 (exact)
• Duration: Halts acceptance, review, and approval of hyperscale data center proposals for at least one year, through July 2027, while staff evaluates permanent rules.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-sarasota-county-2026
• Legal basis: Commission vote / administrative freeze; a signed ordinance or resolution number was not located in reviewed sources.
• What prompted it: Followed an XF Group inquiry concerning a site along Cattlemen Road; covers facilities at the state-law threshold of at least 50 MW.
• Affected projects: XF Group inquiry, Cattlemen Road site
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; the Commission's 2026-07-08 vote directed an immediate halt on acceptance, review and approval of hyperscale (50 MW+) data-center applications until at least July 2027 while permanent rules are developed. Commissioners Neunder and Smith indicated in July they would return in August seeking a permanent ban, but no subsequent vote finalizing a permanent ban or amending the freeze was found through 2026-09-23. [VERIFY instrument number: still no numbered resolution/ordinance located; the action continues to be reported only as a Commission vote/administrative freeze]
• Outcome: —

St. Johns County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟡 Pending
• Date enacted: —
• Normalized date: — (unverified)
• Duration: 12 months (proposed)
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-st-johns-county-undated
• Legal basis: —
• What prompted it: AI data center applications; formal moratorium proposal status unclear
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Pending as of 2026-09-23; commissioners reached consensus in June 2026 to direct the county attorney to prepare a formal moratorium proposal; no adoption confirmed and no later reporting of a vote found. [VERIFY instrument number; adoption date; primary source (news-only evidence) not confirmed at confidence 0.45 in the 2026-09 refresh]
• Outcome: Direction to prepare proposal; not confirmed adopted

Washington County

• Type: County
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the moratorium 2026-08-20 (Thursday), following a public hearing.
• Normalized date: 2026-08-20 (exact)
• Duration: One-year moratorium on data-center development in unincorporated Washington County (municipalities Chipley, Wausau, and Caryville are not covered, as they control their own development). A facility is defined as a data center if more than 5% of a building's gross floor area is used for computer systems/hardware/racks, in addition to an electrical-usage threshold, with anti-fragmentation language to prevent splitting a project across smaller buildings. May be extended by a further ordinance if permanent regulations are not ready in time.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-washington-county-2026
• Legal basis: Washington County ordinance (specific ordinance number not located in reviewed sources); adopted 2026-08-20.
• What prompted it: Regulatory gap; county comprehensive plan and land development code do not adequately address data-center infrastructure and public-safety impacts.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23; one-year moratorium adopted 2026-08-20, applies only to unincorporated Washington County.
• Outcome: One-year moratorium adopted unanimously.

Zephyrhills

• Type: City
• Status: 🟢 Active
• Date enacted: Final approval 2026-06-22 by City Council, following a unanimous first reading 2026-06-08.
• Normalized date: 2026-06-22 (exact)
• Duration: One-year moratorium on city approvals for data centers, large-scale data centers, and large-load customer facilities.
• Current end date: —
• Sectors: data center
• Moratorium ID: fl-zephyrhills-2026
• Legal basis: City of Zephyrhills Ordinance 1523-26
• What prompted it: Precautionary measure; city staff said no data center proposal was pending at the time of adoption.
• Affected projects: —
• Detailed status: Active as of 2026-09-23. Confirmed directly against the City of Zephyrhills' official Code of Ordinances index (Municode), which lists 'Ordinance No. 1523-26 ... Adopted 6/22/26' establishing the temporary moratorium; the intervening ordinances adopted through 2026-08-24 (Nos. 1524-26 through 1528-26) are unrelated (mobile food vending, stormwater, sanitation/water rates, LDC procedures), confirming the moratorium has not been repealed or replaced.
• Outcome: —

Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.

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