Venice, FL City Council Unanimously Passes First Reading of a 12-Month Data Center Moratorium; Second Reading Set for Oct. 27
Venice City Council unanimously passed the first reading of a moratorium on data center development, and it would last 12 months if enacted (WWSB, Oct. 13). A second reading and final vote were set for Oct. 27.
The ordinance taken up at first reading calls for a 12-month hold, not the 18 months the Council voted for (Venice Sun preview). It would pause applications for facilities serving large-load customers, defined at 50 megawatts or more of peak load (Venice Sun).
Stage: first reading only. Agenda, minutes and ordinance text were not retrieved.
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Venice council advances data center moratorium
— WWSB ABC7 (mysuncoast.com)
· Oct 13, 2026
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Data center moratorium on Venice Council's agenda
— Venice Sun (yoursun.com)
· Oct 11, 2026
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The Cascade Ledger. “Venice, FL City Council Unanimously Passes First Reading of a 12-Month Data Center Moratorium; Second Reading Set for Oct. 27.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 13, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--venice-fl-city-council-unanimously-passes-first-reading-12-month-data-center-moratorium/