After months of organizing, a New Jersey city voted 5-0 to ban data centers

After months of organizing, a New Jersey city voted 5-0 to ban data centers

Bayonne banned data centers after months of resident organizing turned a local land-use fight into a major political issue. The unanimous vote made the city the latest municipality in New Jersey to join a growing push to keep data centers out. Here's what to know A proposal to bring a data center to Bayonne had been under scrutiny since December, as residents packed council meetings and pressed city officials to reject it. The fight also became …

Jersey City bans data centers on industrial land

Jersey City this week banned the construction of new AI data centers, joining a growing number of municipalities across the country that have placed restrictions on the power-hungry facilities. The Jersey City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to pass an ordinance banning data centers in the city’s industrial zones, where such facilities would otherwise be permitted. Jersey City is now the 34th municipality in New Jersey to ban data centers…

Jersey City Council votes unanimously for ban on standalone data centers

The Jersey City Council voted unanimously (9-0) for a ban on standalone data centers in the early going of last night’s nearly six-hour meeting. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “This ordinance still allows co-location data centers in the industrial area, in any area, in Jersey City,” began Stephanie Startz, who runs the Prevailing Sentiment Instagram […] The post Jersey City Council votes unanimously for ban on standalone data centers appeared…

Jersey City Council Bans Data Centers From Industrial Zones

The Jersey City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, to bar new data centers from the city’s industrial zones, adding Jersey City to a growing list of New Jersey municipalities that have moved to keep the facilities out. The measure, Ordinance 26-057, amends the city’s Land Development Ordinance to remove “cyber hotels” and data centers as a permitted principal use in the Industrial District. The change carries out a recommen…