Ormond Beach Commission OKs data center pause. What happens now?
The Ormond Beach Commission has enacted an 18-month moratorium on accepting applications and approving development items related to data centers. This pause will allow the city to review and make changes to its development regulations regarding data centers. The city's Planning Board and City Commission are scheduled to review proposed Comprehensive Plan changes in September and October.
The Ormond Beach City Commission unanimously voted 5-0 on August 25 to implement an 18-month moratorium on data center development within the city. This temporary halt specifically targets the acceptance of applications and approval of development items for data centers.
The purpose of the moratorium is to provide the city with sufficient time to assess and amend its existing development regulations concerning data centers. Subsequent steps in this process include a September 10 review by the city's Planning Board of proposed Comprehensive Plan changes, followed by the City Commission's first reading of these proposed changes on October 20.