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.
Cherry Hill Township
Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies
Cherry Hill Township has enacted an ordinance described as prohibiting data centers in the zoning areas it covers, preventing their construction or expansion there.
current law · Cherry Hill TownshipProhibits data centers in Cherry Hill Township.New Jersey Cherry Hill Township data-center zoning ordinance (2026)
What this means
The measure is explicitly titled “Prohibition of Data Centers”, indicating it would ban data centers under the affected zoning rules. That would prevent building or expanding them there.
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A zoning amendment is identified as prohibiting data centers; the source does not provide the prohibition’s scope, exceptions, or effective date. (Prohibition of Data Centers)
Sources
pending · Township of Cherry HillThis zoning ordinance prohibits data centers as a principal land use in every zoning district in Cherry Hill Township.New Jersey Ordinance 2026-10 (2026)
What this means
If enacted, the measure would prohibit data centers as a main land use in Cherry Hill, effectively blocking new standalone data center development; it would still allow some server rooms as accessory uses (server rooms permitted as an accessory use). Because the central effect is a local ban on data centers as the principal use, the score is -5.
People behind it
- Township Council
Introduced Ordinance 2026-10 at first reading and referred it to the Planning Board for consistency review.
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Prohibits data centers as a principal land use anywhere in Cherry Hill. Server rooms may still be permitted as accessory uses where authorized under the zoning ordinance.
Sources
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