The Data Center Divide
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Coolbaugh Township
Neutral Data Center Policies
Monroe County approved a planning guide that offers advice municipalities may consider, but it imposes no legal requirements on data centers and does not directly affect their construction, expansion, or operation.
Rating and summary from Monroe County as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Coolbaugh Township.
current law · Township of CoolbaughEstablishes a dedicated zoning section for data centers, but this excerpt does not show its specific rules.Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Data Center Ordinance
People behind it
- Board of Supervisors of the Township of Coolbaugh
Adopted the zoning chapter on February 5, 2013.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements5
Data centers are subject to additional use-specific standards under § 400-91.4, “Data center”, rather than being regulated only under the Township’s general zoning provisions.
A data center must comply with the Township’s district regulations and Official Zoning Map, which determine where the use may be located.
Data-center development is subject to the Township’s general site-plan-review requirements for specific uses, creating an additional review requirement beyond ordinary zoning compliance.
A data center may require approval through the Township’s conditional-use or special-exception procedures, when the applicable zoning district or use schedule classifies it that way.
Construction or operation requires compliance with the Township’s permit and certificate requirements, including applicable zoning approvals before the use may proceed.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
The zoning code expressly regulates data centers in a dedicated provision, § 400-91.4, allowing proposed data centers to be reviewed under an established zoning framework rather than being omitted from the code. The provided source does not state whether approval is by right, conditional, or by special exception, nor does it identify particular districts or incentives.
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