Moratorium on further data-center development through December 31, 2027. The ordinance removes “computer centers,” “computer data or storage centers,” and “computer digital data storage centers” as permitted principal uses in the R-O Research Office, R-O2 Research Office 2, and I-O Industrial Office zoning districts; the moratorium automatically sunsets on December 31, 2027 unless extended.

A moratorium prohibits development of further data centers in East Windsor through December 31, 2027, pending state, regulatory, and local review of impacts and the adoption of comprehensive regulations. Ordinance 2026-06 describes the moratorium

Data centers are expressly identified as principal uses only in specified research-office districts: R-O permits computer centers, while R-O2 permits computer digital data storage centers. Uses not specifically listed as principal, accessory, or conditional uses in a district are prohibited. The code limits permitted uses to those specifically designated

Development in the R-O2 district must comply with substantial dimensional and buffering requirements, including a minimum four-acre lot, a 350-foot minimum lot width, front-yard setbacks ranging from 100 to 175 feet depending on the road, a 50-foot side and rear landscape buffer, and a 100-foot buffer when adjoining residential zoning. The R-O2 district establishes these development standards

R-O2 industrial office parks, which may include data-center development, must occupy at least 25 acres and have at least 500 feet of frontage on a public road, with arrangements required for permanent maintenance of common property. The code requires minimum size and frontage for industrial office parks

A data-center project generally requires both a zoning permit and a construction permit; a construction permit cannot be issued until the zoning permit is issued, and site-plan approval is generally required for anything other than specified exemptions such as single-family dwellings and certain farm structures. The permit and site-plan requirements are set out in § 20-30.2

A data center cannot be occupied or used until the building subcode official issues a certificate of occupancy confirming compliance with applicable codes and the approved site plan. The code requires a certificate of occupancy before use

Except for specified single-family residences, uses must be designed and constructed with full public sewerage, stormwater drainage, water supply, and electrical service, and all utility service must be installed underground. The utility-service requirement applies to covered uses

Computer centers are permitted principal uses in the R-O Research Office District, allowing them to operate without a conditional-use approval. (Source: computer centers)

Computer digital data storage centers are expressly permitted principal uses in the R-O2 Research Office 2 District, subject to the district’s bulk, setback, coverage, height, and floor-area-ratio standards. (Source: computer digital data storage centers)

R-O2 permits accessory storage in completely enclosed buildings when it is subordinate to the principal use or tenant area; the storage may occupy up to 75% of the property’s total building area or a tenant’s total demising area. (Source: accessory storage)

Data centers in applicable zoning districts receive required public infrastructure support: public sewerage, stormwater drainage, water supply, and electricity must be provided, and utilities must be installed underground. (Source: utility service requirements)

Every building must be located on a lot adjacent to a public street, with safe and convenient access for servicing, fire protection, and required parking, providing a baseline access right for a data-center site. (Source: structures to have access)

A lawfully established data center may continue operating if a later zoning change makes it nonconforming. However, the nonconforming use may not be expanded, altered, or enlarged, and it may be presumed abandoned if it ceases for 12 consecutive months. (Source: nonconforming uses may continue)