Palm Beach County Staff Approve Larger Data Center Plan Tied to Project Tango
Palm Beach County zoning staff approved a plan that nearly triples approved data center space from 206,000 square feet to just under 700,000 square feet on property associated with Project Tango. This approval, made under a separate proposal submitted before…
West Palm Beach Fort Pierce, FL, October 20, 2026 —
Palm Beach County zoning staff approved a plan that would increase the approved data center space on property associated with Project Tango from 206,000 square feet to just under 700,000 square feet.
The approval came through a separate proposal submitted before a county-wide moratorium on new data center applications. It followed county commissioners’ rejection in July of a much larger expansion tied to Project Tango. The summary provided does not specify the year of that July decision.
The two proposals are distinct: commissioners rejected the larger expansion, while zoning staff approved the separate plan. The available information does not describe the rejected proposal’s size or explain how it differed from the plan staff approved.
The approved amount represents a substantial increase over the previously approved 206,000 square feet. The summary characterizes the change as nearly tripling the approved space, while giving the new figure as just under 700,000 square feet.
Several details were not provided, including the applicant’s name, the property’s specific location, the date of the staff approval, any conditions attached to it and the reasoning behind the decision. The information also does not state whether the county-wide moratorium affects this previously submitted proposal or what steps, if any, remain before the approved plan can proceed.
The sequence places the staff decision alongside the county’s broader pause on new data center applications and the commissioners’ earlier rejection of a larger Project Tango expansion. The approval concerns a separate proposal submitted before that moratorium, according to the information provided.
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