Board backs one-year moratorium on AI data centers to allow code updates
Summary
Planning staff proposed a one-year moratorium on AI data centers to give time for drafting land-use and permitting language; the board recommended the moratorium (4-0) and asked staff to plan public hearings and a draft schedule for code changes.
The Planning Board recommended that the City Commission adopt a one-year moratorium on AI data centers so staff can prepare a code amendment addressing permitting, siting and standards for large-load customers. Staff described the moratorium as a pause to allow policymakers to craft language that would then return to the Planning Board and Commission for public hearings.
Board members asked about the process inside the 12-month pause, including public workshops and whether staff could bring workshops, draft language and hearings so that the moratorium period would be used efficiently. Staff agreed to draft a timeline and work with the board on outreach; the board approved the recommendation 4-0.
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