Lee County
1 data center project we know about. 3 towns, cities and unincorporated areas.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other · Lee County
A Lee County commissioner proposed a 90-day pause on new data centers, but withdrew it without a vote after the county attorney said state notice and hearing rules were not followed. The chair instead offered a resolution asking the state to pass data center laws.
📜 Data center rules · Sanford
Sanford City Council voted 6-1 to add the same data center rules Lee County adopted a day earlier. Noise at the property line may not go over 65 decibels, and outside noise testing is allowed.
📜 Data center rules · Lee County
Lee County added data center rules to its development code, by a 5-1 vote. Developers must meet with staff first, do a noise study, and show they have water, sewer and power.
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