18-Month Moratorium (First Reading) (2026)

Record 006 · Policy · 2026

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18-Month Moratorium (First Reading)

City of North Port · requested inclusion

“Commissioners voted 4–1 to advance an 18-month data-center moratorium; second reading was set for September 22, 2026.”

The freeze is on new applications and on final approval. Staff can keep processing the pending SDP. Hurricane-rebuild property under SB 180 is carved out. This record is first reading, not adoption.

The policy instrument the city reached for.

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  • 18-month pause
  • Pending SDP still in review
  • SB 180 hurricane carve-out

A pause. Not yet the last vote.