Commission urges council to close annexation and utility loophole for data centers

Aug 19, 2026

The commission unanimously recommended the city council direct staff to draft additional ordinance language addressing how annexation and the city's provision of water/sewer to out-of-city high-demand users could undermine a local ban on large-scale data centers.

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Following debate on the proposed data-center prohibition, the commission unanimously recommended that city council ask staff to prepare a separate ordinance to address annexation and the provision of city utilities to high-demand users located in unincorporated Brevard County.

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