The adopted moratorium temporarily halts the permitting, consideration, approval, location, construction, and installation of any data center in Arlington Township for up to two years, or until appropriate regulations are adopted, whichever occurs first. temporary moratorium for a period of two years.

The draft zoning provisions require a detailed site plan for a data center. A Detailed Site Plan shall be required.

Under the draft zoning provisions, a data center must be located on a parcel of at least 50 acres. The minimum parcel size for a Data Center shall be Fifty (50) acres.

The draft zoning provisions require every data center building or accessory use to be at least 500 feet from a residential dwelling, school, church, or residential zoning district. at least 500 feet from a residential dwelling, school, church or residential zoning district.

The draft zoning provisions require cooling, ventilation, generators, and other operating or power-supply equipment to be fully enclosed unless enclosure is not mechanically feasible; unenclosed equipment and accessory substations must be screened by a wall or similar barrier. shall be fully enclosed unless it is determined that it is not mechanically feasible.

The draft zoning provisions require data centers to use a closed-loop cooling system. A closed loop cooling system shall be required.

The draft zoning provisions cap water withdrawal at 0.1 gallons per kilowatt-hour of energy used. The maximum water withdrawal shall be 0.1 gallons per kWh of energy used.

The draft zoning provisions require at least 50% of annual data-center energy consumption to come from on-site or contracted renewable sources, including solar, wind, or certified green power. At least 50% of the annual energy consumption must come from on site or contracted renewable energy sources.

The draft zoning provisions require an applicant to provide a utility-impact study demonstrating no adverse effects on local grid stability. The applicant shall provide a utility impact study showing no adverse effects on local grid stability.

The draft zoning provisions limit on-site backup generators to emergency use only. Any back-up generators on site shall be limited to emergency use only.

The draft zoning provisions limit data-center building height to 50 feet and require screening with evergreen trees and/or architecturally compatible fencing. The Maximum height of a Data Center shall be 50 feet.

The draft zoning provisions impose a maximum noise level of 55 dBA at any property line, with sound walls or berms allowed to reduce noise. A maximum noise of 55 dBa at any property line.

The draft zoning provisions calculate data-center parking requirements using the zoning ordinance requirement for the facility's office component. Parking requirements for a Data Center shall be based on the Ordinance requirement for the office component.

The draft zoning provisions require a fully funded decommissioning and site-restoration plan, backed by a bond, before issuance of the final land-use permit. A fully funded decommissioning and site restoration plan shall be submitted and bonded before issuance of the final land use permit.

Data centers with a connected load of at least 5 megawatts are given a permitting pathway through a required Detailed Site Plan, rather than being categorically prohibited under the draft zoning provisions.

Facilities under 5 megawatts that are used solely for internal business purposes, such as farm-office servers, are excluded from the draft ordinance’s definition of a data center.