Marion County, Florida

Verified record · verified September 8, 2026

Current status

Hearing held, outcome pending A hearing on this ordinance (item 15.4.2.) was held by the Marion County Board of County Commissioners on September 15, 2026. Marion County’s own record shows a motion to approve the item carried 4–1. The matter is not recorded as enacted, and minutes of that meeting are not yet published.

Most recent verified action:

discussion No data center ordinance has been adopted by Marion County.

What the governing body did

On August 31, 2026, the Marion County Planning & Zoning Commission approved the public hearing item to consider an ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium of up to 365 days on the acceptance, review or approval of development permits, development orders, rezonings and site plans for data centers, data processing facilities, data mining and cryptocurrency mining, by a vote of 6–0 (Planning & Zoning Commission). This was a vote of the planning body, not of the Board of County Commissioners. The county's Legistar record shows the matter at this one meeting only, with status Agenda Ready and no enactment number or date; it was not adoption.

Primary source document

County Legistar matter record for the August 31, 2026 hearing, published by Marion County.

SHA-256 of the retained copy: 2c4ac0d5b5fc1a62cc722053ccbbe65fe65571250a669b5db67894911142afd2

Scheduled

September 21, 2026 · Board of County Commissioners Workshop
Item 2026-24368: Workshop to Discuss Data Centers and Establish County Procedures for Reviewing Potential Future Data Center Applications
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Meetings and agenda items

July 21, 2026 · Board of County Commissioners
Item 11.1.: Request Approval to Schedule and Advertise a Workshop to Discuss Data Centers on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 2 p.m., or as Soon Thereafter, in the McPherson Governmental Campus Auditorium
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August 31, 2026 · Planning & Zoning Commission
Item 2.3.: PUBLIC HEARING to Consider an Ordinance to Impose a Temporary Moratorium on Acceptance, Review, or Approval of Applications for Development Permits, Development Orders, Rezoning, or Site Plans Related to Data Centers,...
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September 15, 2026 · Board of County Commissioners
Item 15.4.2.: PUBLIC HEARING to Consider an Ordinance to Impose a Temporary Moratorium on Acceptance, Review, or Approval of Applications for Development Permits, Development Orders, Rezoning, or Site Plans Related to Data Centers,...
Agenda stored · Minutes not stored