The Data Center Divide
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Upper Deerfield Township
Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies
Upper Deerfield Township has an enacted ordinance described as banning data centers and equivalent facilities in all zoning districts, though its description also says “if enacted.”
current law · Upper Deerfield TownshipAmends Upper Deerfield Township’s zoning code by adding definitions for asphalt manufacturing plants, concrete plants, data centers, and computer centers, and prohibiting all four uses in every zoning district.Ordinance 887 — An Ordinance Amending Sections 405-3 and 405-12 of the Code of the Township of Upper Deerfield
What this means
If enacted, the ordinance would ban data centers in every zoning district, effectively preventing new data centers and their operation in the township. It also covers functionally equivalent facilities, with no exceptions stated. Data Center would be defined broadly, and the use would be prohibited throughout the Township.
People behind it
- Township Committee of the Township of Upper Deerfield
Proposed, introduced, and adopted Ordinance 887.
- Thomas Speranza
Moved to introduce Ordinance 887 on first reading and seconded the motion.
- Joseph Spoltore
Seconded the motion to introduce Ordinance 887 on first reading.
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- Upper Deerfield Township Planning Board
Reviewed Ordinance 887 for consistency with the Master Plan and recommended its adoption.
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Ordinance 887 expressly prohibits data centers in every zoning district throughout Upper Deerfield Township; it also prohibits any use not expressly permitted by the zoning chapter. (prohibits the use of a data center ... in any zone of the Township)
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