The Martin County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to consider an ordinance establishing a temporary interim planning period and moratorium on the submission and acceptance of applications related to large-scale data centers, according to the published agenda for its Oct. 13, 2026 meeting.
According to the agenda, the ordinance follows a directive given by the Board at its Aug. 25, 2026 meeting, when commissioners instructed staff to bring forward a moratorium ordinance covering large-scale data centers.
The matter is relevant to residents because it concerns whether new applications for large-scale data center projects can be submitted or accepted in Martin County while the moratorium is in effect, according to the agenda item description.
- Meeting date: Oct. 13, 2026
- Body: Martin County Board of County Commissioners
- Agenda item: Temporary interim planning period and moratorium on submission and acceptance of applications related to large-scale data centers
- Background: Directive issued by the Board at its Aug. 25, 2026 meeting
- Action type: Council vote, per Legistar meeting classification
The ordinance is scheduled to be taken up as part of the Board’s regular meeting agenda on Oct. 13, 2026, according to the Legistar meeting record. No further details on the ordinance’s specific provisions were included in the published excerpt.
Residents who wish to engage with this item can attend the Oct. 13, 2026 Board of County Commissioners meeting or review the full agenda and related documents through the Martin County Legistar portal, where public comment procedures for the meeting are typically listed.
Official source: the published record