The Venice City Council is scheduled to consider an agenda item on Oct. 27, 2026, addressing land-use plans, development plans and building permits related to facilities serving large-load customers, including large-scale data centers, according to the published agenda.
The item would direct the city to make findings to support, and to provide for the study and development of, appropriate land use regulations addressing such facilities within the City of Venice, Florida, according to the agenda posted on the city’s Legistar system.
This matters to residents because the agenda item concerns how the city plans to regulate land use, development plans and building permits for large-load facilities such as data centers, which could affect future zoning and permitting decisions in Venice, according to the published agenda.
- Meeting: Venice City Council
- Date: Oct. 27, 2026
- Location: Venice, Florida
- Agenda subject: Land use plans, development plans, and building permits related to facilities serving large-load customers, including large-scale data centers
- Stated purpose: Making findings to support, and providing for the study and development of, appropriate land use regulations
According to the agenda, the council is scheduled to take up this item during the Oct. 27 meeting. The agenda does not specify a vote outcome or further timeline beyond the meeting date.
Residents who wish to engage with this agenda item can attend the Oct. 27, 2026, City Council meeting in Venice, Florida. Further details, including the full agenda and any instructions for public comment, are available through the city’s Legistar meeting portal.
Official source: the published record