The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Town of Pembroke Park
Anti-Data Center Policies
Pembroke Park’s enacted ordinance, despite its rationale calling it proposed, requires special approval and strict conditions for new or expanded data centers, plus high fees.
current law · Town of Pembroke ParkRequires data centers and AI training facilities in Pembroke Park’s M-1 industrial district to obtain special approval and meet infrastructure, location, resilience, operating, and decommissioning requirements.Town of Pembroke Park Ordinance 2026-010 (2026)
What this means
The proposed ordinance would make new or expanded data centers much harder by requiring special-exception approval and imposing strict siting, infrastructure, water, noise, and operating conditions. Large fees and bonds add substantial costs, although projects could still seek approval, so this is a severe restriction rather than a ban.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
Citizen Portal reports removal of permitted-use status and special-exception, location, infrastructure, climate-resilience, operational and decommissioning requirements. Final text unverified.
Gazette describes Exhibit A to Resolution 2026-067 as published in the agenda packet, including fees and financial securities. Packet figures are not treated as confirmed adopted amounts.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
Preserves a conditional approval path: reporting describes special exception approval rather than a by-right permit in M-1. Final adopted criteria remain unverified; this is not an incentive.
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