The Data Center Divide
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Bass River Township
Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies
Bass River Township’s enacted resolution concerns an ordinance that would bar data centers in every zoning district, preventing new facilities and expansions; the description also says enactment is unconfirmed.
current law · Bass River TownshipReviews and favorably recommends proposed Ordinance 2026-4, which would designate data centers as a non-permitted use in every zoning district because of their stated environmental impacts from electricity use and water consumption.Bass River Township Land Use Board Resolution 2026-8
What this means
If enacted, the ordinance would make data centers a non-permitted use in every zoning district, effectively preventing new facilities and expansions in Bass River Township. The board recommended it, but the sources do not show that it has been enacted.
People behind it
- Bass River Township Commissioners
Introduced Ordinance 2026-4 to designate data centers as a non-permitted use in all zoning districts.
- Bass River Township Land Use Board
Reviewed Ordinance 2026-4 under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26 and favorably recommended it as substantially consistent with the Master Plan.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Designates data centers as a non-permitted use in all zoning districts of Bass River Township, preventing their construction, expansion, or operation as a permitted land use.
Sources
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