Create a new overlay district for Hyper Scale Centers. Your code does not cover them now in a way that keeps us safe. So…….

1. SB 180 (2025) Does Not Block This

SB 180 (the hurricane-recovery bill) restricted local governments from adopting new moratoriums or more restrictive comprehensive-plan amendments / land-development regulations in a broad way. However, it did not take away a city’s basic home-rule power to create new, specific zoning classifications or zoning districts when an existing category (like Industrial or Agricultural) simply does not fit a new land use.

2. The New 2026 Law (SB 484 / CS/CS/SB 484) Actually Strengthens Local Authority

In March 2026 the Florida Legislature passed — and the Governor signed — SB 484 (Data Centers). This law was specifically written to give local governments more control over hyperscale data centers. Key points:

• It explicitly states that local governments retain full authority over comprehensive planning and land-development regulations for large-load customers (including hyperscale data centers).
• It allows counties and cities to adopt ordinances that target hyperscale data centers.
• It prohibits mixed-use land-use designations for these facilities and requires rigorous review for any plan amendments.
• It leaves siting, zoning, and compatibility decisions squarely in the hands of the local government.

In plain English: Because a hyperscale data center (like Silver Fox 606) does not neatly fit Indiantown’s current zoning categories, the Village can and should create a new, purpose-built zoning classification (or a new Planned Unit Development district with very specific standards) before any approval moves forward.

3. Practical Ways the Village Can Do This

• Create a new “Hyperscale Data Center District” or “Large-Scale Industrial / Data Center Overlay” with tailored standards (traffic, water use, noise, buffering, emergency power, local hiring, etc.).
• Require any hyperscale data center to go through a special exception or conditional use process that is stricter than what ordinary industrial uses face.
• Amend the Land Development Code (LDRs) to define “hyperscale data center” as a separate use and spell out what it must meet.

This is not considered “more restrictive” in the way SB 180 prohibited — it is simply tailored regulation for a brand-new, high-impact land use that did not exist when the current code was written.