Citrus County, in Citrus County, Florida, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on May 26, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "In Citrus County, Florida, Deltona Corp proposed an 813-acre AI data center near CR 491 and Tram Road in Lecanto. The Planning & Development Commission voted 4-3 to postpone any decision. Nearly 200 residents packed meetings to challenge… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | May 26, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Citrus County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Florida context
Florida has 22 documented local actions across 20 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.