Data center regulation and the DC Blocks cable landing station
Summary
Council agreed to have staff define high-impact data centers in the land development code, requiring big water/power/noise facilities to come before council as special exceptions rather than by-right uses.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents near industrial areas and schools gain a buffer against large data centers; smaller low-impact projects stay by-right.
Large data center developers would lose by-right entitlement and face council review.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council Business Meeting - Jun 16, 2026
A resident flagged that DC Blocks is nationally advertising Palm Coast as a hyperscale data center location. Council explained the cable landing station is only about 30,000 square feet and that new rules require any data center to come before council with supermajority approval.
City Council Business Meeting - Jun 2, 2026
Council agreed to have staff define high-impact data centers in the land development code, requiring big water/power/noise facilities to come before council as special exceptions rather than by-right uses.
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