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.
Amity Township
This restriction takes precedence while in effect. The rating below excludes temporary restrictions.
Anti-Data Center Policies
Amity Township has enacted a measure pausing data-center building, expansion, and zoning applications for up to 180 days or until it adopts or rejects new rules. The description also calls it conditional, creating uncertainty about how the pause applies.
Rating from Pennsylvania statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Amity Township.
current law · Amity TownshipThis resolution adopts a temporary moratorium on data-center development in Amity Township while the township prepares data-center-specific zoning regulations.Amity Township Resolution 26-19
What this means
If enacted, the measure would pause applications to build, expand, or obtain zoning approvals for data centers for up to 180 days, or until the township adopts or rejects new rules (“STAY OF ALL PROCEEDINGS”). That is a substantial temporary delay, though it does not permanently ban data centers or directly restrict their operation.
Timing
- Ends
- 180 days after 2026-09-17, or when the curative amendment is adopted or rejected, whichever occurs first
The stay applies to applications for data center land development, subdivision, zoning, and building approvals, including related variances, conditional uses, special exceptions, interpretations, and appeals.
People behind it
- Amity Township Board of Supervisors
Adopted Resolution No. 26-19, initiating the municipal curative amendment and imposing the six-month stay on data center applications.
- Amity Township Planning Commission
Recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a curative amendment resolution allowing six months to establish data center regulations.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
A stay prohibits processing applications for data-center construction, expansion, or conversion; related land-development or subdivision approvals; and zoning or building permits, variances, conditional uses, special exceptions, interpretations, or appeals. The stay began September 17, 2026, and lasts no more than 180 days or until the curative amendment is adopted or rejected, whichever occurs first.
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