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.
White Township
Anti-Data Center Policies
White Township’s enacted measure lowers building coverage and height limits in industrial areas, making large data centers and expansions harder; projects already submitted are exempt.
current law · White TownshipAims to preserve White Township’s rural and agricultural character by reducing development potential in industrial districts and monitoring warehouse growth as a pressure on farmland.White Township Master Plan (large-scale warehouse and data center policy)
What this means
The measure sharply lowers building coverage and height limits in industrial areas, making large new data centers and expansions significantly harder. Projects already submitted are exempt, and the other planning material does not add clear data-center-specific restrictions.
People behind it
- New Jersey State Legislature
Enacted the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act and the Right to Farm Act.
- Governor Chris Christie
Signed legislation permitting direct shipping by New Jersey wineries and legislation establishing a pilot program for special events on preserved farms.
- Governor Phil Murphy
Signed the Updated Global Warming Response Act.
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- U.S. legislature
Drafted and instituted the federal Farm Bills, including the 2018 Farm Bill.
- White Township Planning Board
Approved the amendment to White Township’s master plan reducing development and building limits in industrial zoning districts.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements4
In industrial zoning districts, maximum building coverage is reduced from 35% to 5% of a property, limiting the footprint of new developments.
In industrial zoning districts, maximum overall lot coverage is reduced from 60% to 15%, restricting the portion of a site that may be covered by buildings or other improvements.
In industrial zoning districts, maximum building height is reduced from 90 feet to 40 feet.
Projects whose development plans had already been submitted to the township, including proposed 1,800,000-square-foot and 800,000-square-foot warehouses, are exempt from the new coverage and height limits.
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