The Data Center Divide
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Jackson Township
Anti-Data Center Policies
Jackson Township’s enacted ordinance bars data centers from being listed as permitted or conditional uses in any zoning district, but existing operations aren’t explicitly banned and zoning-board approval may remain possible.
current law · Jackson TownshipRegulates data centers through Jackson Township’s land-use code and was adopted after a public hearing.Jackson Township Ordinance 2026-25 (2026)
What this means
The ordinance would bar data centers from being listed as permitted or conditional uses in every Jackson zoning district, making new development substantially harder (“shall not be listed as a permitted or conditional use in any zoning district”). It is not an explicit ban on operating existing centers, and the news report says applicants could still seek zoning-board approval, so it falls short of an outright ban.
People behind it
- Chris Pollak
Councilman who drafted and proposed Ordinance 2026-25
- Township Council of Jackson
Municipal legislative body that introduced and adopted the ordinance
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Data centers are not allowed as either permitted or conditional uses in any Jackson Township zoning district, preventing them from being developed as-of-right or through the township’s conditional-use process. The restriction applies to facilities such as server farms, cloud-computing facilities, artificial-intelligence processing centers, and cryptocurrency-mining operations. The ordinance prohibits data centers as permitted or conditional uses in every zoning district.
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