Palm Beach County orders pause on future hyperscale AI data centers, directs ordinance
The Board of County Commissioners voted to direct staff to draft an ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium and to place a zoning‑in‑progress pause on new large–scale AI/data center applications, saying the step will give the county time to study impacts on water, energy and community compatibility. The moratorium will not apply to applications already submitted.
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Mayor (speaker 4) and commissioners voted on July 7 to ask staff to prepare a temporary moratorium ordinance on new large‑scale AI data centers and to place a zoning‑in‑progress pause effective immediately.
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