Data center moratorium on Venice Council's agenda
The Venice City Council is scheduled to consider the first reading of a proposed 12-month moratorium on data center applications. The pause would give the city time to develop comprehensive plan, land-use, and code changes before potential projects are submitted.
The Venice City Council is scheduled to consider a first reading of a proposed ordinance placing a 12-month hold on data center applications. The moratorium would cover applications involving comprehensive-plan amendments, rezonings, land development regulations, conditional uses, site plans, and building permits for facilities serving large-load customers.
The proposed pause is intended to give Venice time to draft and adopt data center regulations. Council members have expressed differing views about the prospect of data centers in the city, but generally agree that the city should establish rules before receiving an application. The moratorium would expire after 12 months or when new regulations are adopted, whichever comes first, although the council could extend it.