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.
Hampton Township
Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies
Hampton Township has an enacted ordinance barring data centers and related uses in every zone, blocking new construction and expansion; its description also phrases the ban conditionally.
current law · Hampton TownshipProhibits data centers and all related uses in every zoning district in Hampton Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, through an amendment to Chapter 108, “Zoning.”New Jersey Ordinance No. 2026-13 (2026)
What this means
If enacted, this ordinance would prohibit data centers and related uses in every zone in Hampton Township, effectively blocking new construction and expansion there. It adds a broad data-center definition and lists these uses as prohibited in all zones.
People behind it
- Township Committee of the Township of Hampton
Introduced, considered, and adopted Ordinance No. 2026-13, which prohibits data centers in all zones.
- Diana Juarez
Township Clerk who submitted the legal notice, certified the ordinance’s adoption, and was responsible for required notices and filings.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Data centers are prohibited in all zoning districts. The ban applies to structures or combinations of structures housing computer systems and associated infrastructure, including power, telecommunications, cooling, fire-suppression, storage, and security systems, and covers related uses for cloud services, video streaming, blockchain and cryptocurrency mining, artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, and other computing or data-processing purposes.
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