City of Pinellas Park - File #: 26-3445

• File #: 26-3445
• Type: Other
• Status: Consent Agenda
• File created: 7/7/2026
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 7/21/2026
• Title: ORDINANCE NO. 2026-22. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PINELLAS PARK, PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING, REVIEW, APPROVAL, OR ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS, REZONINGS, SITE PLANS, CONDITIONAL USE APPROVALS, VARIANCES, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS, OR OTHER CITY APPROVALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR INTENSIFICATION OF DATA CENTERS, DATA CENTER FACILITIES, LARGE-SCALE DATA CENTERS, AND LARGE LOAD CUSTOMER FACILITIES WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF CITY OF PINELLAS PARK; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO REVIEW AND PREPARE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND RELATED REGULATORY AMENDMENTS; TEMPORARY MORATORIUM IMPOSED; PROVIDING DURATION OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (LDC-0626-00012; City of Pinellas Park) FIRST READING PRIOR TO PUBLIC HEARING
• Sponsors: Community Development

Title

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-22. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PINELLAS PARK, PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING, REVIEW, APPROVAL, OR ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS, REZONINGS, SITE PLANS, CONDITIONAL USE APPROVALS, VARIANCES, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS, OR OTHER CITY APPROVALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, OR INTENSIFICATION OF DATA CENTERS, DATA CENTER FACILITIES, LARGE-SCALE DATA CENTERS, AND LARGE LOAD CUSTOMER FACILITIES WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF CITY OF PINELLAS PARK; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO REVIEW AND PREPARE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND RELATED REGULATORY AMENDMENTS; TEMPORARY MORATORIUM IMPOSED; PROVIDING DURATION OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (LDC-0626-00012; City of Pinellas Park)

FIRST READING PRIOR TO PUBLIC HEARING

Body

NOTE: This is an Ordinance to establish a one-year moratorium on the acceptance, processing, review, approval, and issuance of development approvals for data centers, data center facilities, large-scale data centers, and large load customer facilities within the City of Pinellas Park. The proposed moratorium is intended to place a hold on new data facilities while the City evaluates the potential impacts of these facilities and develops appropriate regulatory standards to ensure that future development occurs in a manner consistent with the City's long-term planning objectives and infrastructure capabilities.

Recommendation

ACTION: (Pass - Deny) Ordinance No. 2026-22.