A four-month moratorium barred new data-center proposals, with an option to extend the moratorium for another four months. The Township Board later voted to continue the moratorium while the Planning Commission prepared an ordinance. four-month moratorium on data centers

The Planning Commission recommended keeping the moratorium in effect until the data-center ordinance was adopted and became effective. extend the moratorium until the Data Center Draft Ordinance is adopted and in effect

The draft ordinance would require data centers to remain at least 1,320 feet from residential areas, schools, hospitals, churches, child-care facilities, and correctional institutions. maintaining a 1,320-foot setback

The draft ordinance would limit data-center buildings to two stories, unless additional fire-protection capabilities were provided. reducing maximum building height to two stories

The draft ordinance would limit maximum lot coverage to 40 percent, reduced from 60 percent. reducing maximum lot coverage from 60% to 40%

Applicants would have to submit state-certified engineering estimates for resource-use thresholds, including water and related utility demands. requiring state-certified engineering estimates for resource usage thresholds

The draft ordinance would require expanded public engagement and a formal community-engagement plan as part of the development process. adding a formal community engagement plan

The draft ordinance would impose water, wastewater, stormwater, and groundwater-protection requirements, including requirements related to municipal water and sanitary-sewer connections. enhanced protections related to water usage, wastewater, and groundwater

Data centers would be subject to ongoing environmental monitoring, with the monitoring costs funded through escrow accounts. environmental monitoring funded through escrow accounts

The draft ordinance would establish stricter noise and thermal-emission standards, with tonal-noise standards also under consideration for addition. stricter noise and thermal emission standards

The draft ordinance would impose stricter lighting standards near residential properties and enhanced landscaping, screening, and natural-buffer requirements. stricter lighting standards near residential properties

Data centers would have to provide security measures, including 24-hour, seven-day surveillance systems. security requirements including 24/7 surveillance systems

The draft ordinance would require decommissioning financial guarantees equal to 150 percent of estimated decommissioning costs, increased from 125 percent. increased decommissioning financial guarantees from 125% to 150%

Applicants would be subject to reviews by township-retained consultants for environmental, utility, and infrastructure impacts, creating an additional review requirement and potential applicant expense. township-retained consultants to review environmental, utility, and infrastructure impacts

The draft ordinance included a community-benefit package requirement or framework, subject to legal review and Township Board approval. created a new community benefit package section

The proposed data center ordinance creates a zoning framework under which data centers may be considered rather than prohibiting them outright. Projects would remain subject to the ordinance’s standards and required approvals.

The I-94 Development District is designated for industrial and commercial development along the interstate, providing a potential location for data centers and related large-scale development.

The ordinance permits buildings up to two stories by right, with additional height allowed when enhanced fire-protection capabilities are provided.

The ordinance allows up to 40% lot coverage, giving an approved data center project a defined area for buildings and associated facilities.

The ordinance includes provisions for municipal water, sanitary sewer, stormwater, and utility infrastructure, creating a regulatory pathway for data centers that can meet those infrastructure requirements.

The ordinance allows applicants to demonstrate good-faith sustainability efforts rather than imposing mandatory renewable-energy requirements, avoiding a requirement that could otherwise prevent or complicate development.

The proposed severability clause would keep the remainder of the ordinance effective if a court invalidates a particular provision, reducing the risk that one legal challenge would eliminate the entire regulatory framework.

The ordinance contemplates community-benefit packages and allows such provisions to be addressed through the ordinance and Township Board review, providing a defined mechanism for a project to proceed in exchange for negotiated community benefits.