City of Taylor to Discuss Citizen-Led Ordinance on Proposed Data Center

City of Taylor to discuss citizen-led ordinance on proposed data center

There is a big debate over digital growth in the City of Taylor. Neighbors are pushing back against a proposed $1 billion data center.

Draft data center ordinance on agenda for Whitemarsh Township's planning commission

On the July 15th agenda (view) for Whitemarsh Township’s planning commission is a draft ordinance (data center section starts on Page 51) that would allow data centers by conditional use within six of the township’s zoning districts. Pennsylvania state law prohibits municipalities from banning a legal land use, and Montgomery County, in collaboration with Chester County, developed a model data center ordinance for municipalities to utilize when …

Mercer County Commission advances data center ordinance - Central Nordak Publishing

Photo credit of Daniel ArensCommissioners Jamee Folk, Steve Guenthner and Gene Wolf discuss multiple tweaks to the proposed data center ordinance sent to the county commission by the planning and zoning board during the commission meeting July 1. Changes included a 30-day notification period and a change in setbacks from being measured by distance from the nearest receptacle building to being measured by distance from the property boundary. On t…