The Data Center Divide
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East Greenwich Township
Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies
East Greenwich township’s law status lists an enacted ordinance banning data centers as main or accessory uses in every zoning district, although its description says “if enacted.”
current law · East Greenwich TownshipProhibits data centers in every East Greenwich Township zoning district, as both principal and accessory uses, through an amendment adding a data-center prohibition to the zoning code.New Jersey Ordinance No. 11-2026 (2026)
What this means
If enacted, the ordinance would prohibit data centers as either a main or accessory use in every zoning district (“Data centers are a prohibited use”). That is an outright ban on building or operating data centers in the township.
People behind it
- East Greenwich Township Committee
Introduced the ordinance on April 28, 2026, and adopted it on May 26, 2026.
- Elizabeth McGill
Municipal Clerk who issued the public notices and certified the ordinance’s final adoption.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Data centers, including functionally equivalent differently named uses, structures, and facilities, are prohibited as either principal or accessory uses in all zoning districts throughout East Greenwich Township.
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