Data centers require conditional-use approval in both the I-1A and S-2 districts; in I-1A, the ordinance changes them from an allowed or by-right use to a conditional use. Conditional-use zoning

Applicants must provide extensive application materials, including ownership and operator disclosures, a unified development plan, technical studies, professional reports, and a proposed community development agreement. Application requirements

An applicant must hold an informational meeting before the first conditional-use hearing. Applicant informational meeting

Sites must have at least 20 acres and 400 feet of lot width; buildings must meet 100-foot front, rear, and side yards, a 60-foot height limit, a 40% building-coverage cap, and a 60% maximum data-center development area. Dimensional standards

Data-center improvements must be at least 1,500 feet from a lot with an existing residential use and 600 feet from sensitive receptors; the ordinance also requires a 100-foot vegetative screening area and other screening, landscaping, equipment-location, fencing, and lighting measures. Residential and sensitive-receptor setbacks

Vehicular access from Township-owned or Township-maintained roads is prohibited; projects must use an appropriate state highway or other approved non-Township route and provide traffic, construction, and heavy-haul planning. Access and traffic rules

Applicants must submit a professional noise and vibration study; operational sound generally may not exceed 45 dBA and 60 dBC on weekday days or 40 dBA and 50 dBC during evenings, nights, and weekends. Post-construction verification and complaint investigation are also required. Noise limits and verification

Projects must meet requirements for water supply, cooling, wastewater, groundwater and surface-water protection, stormwater, and drought conditions; monthly operational water-use reporting is required. Water and environmental requirements

Applicants must disclose electrical demand and related infrastructure. Emergency generators are restricted: they cannot be used for economic dispatch or peak shaving, routine testing is limited to specified weekday daytime hours, routine nighttime and weekend operation is prohibited, and diesel generators must be Tier 4 certified. Nuclear power generation for or in conjunction with a data center is prohibited. Electrical and emergency-power restrictions

A comprehensive mining, mine-pool, subsidence, and geotechnical impact analysis is required, covering matters such as historic and active mining, mine spoil, mine gas, foundations, and mitigation. Mining and geotechnical analysis

Facilities must submit an emergency response plan and risk assessment and meet emergency-access and fire-protection requirements; specialized responder training, emergency access, incident reporting, security, and continuous emergency contact information are also required. Emergency-management requirements

The ordinance regulates the storage, handling, recycling, transportation, and disposal of electronic waste, batteries, fuels, chemicals, coolants, hazardous materials, and other regulated wastes. Waste and hazardous-material rules

Applicants must submit a proposed community development agreement covering applicable project commitments, such as infrastructure, access and traffic, emergency-response coordination, reporting, mitigation, decommissioning, and financial security. Community development agreement

The ordinance requires continuing public-information and operational reporting, a public compliance webpage or comparable electronic portal, a community liaison, and procedures for complaints. Public engagement and reporting

A decommissioning plan is required, and financial security must equal 110% of estimated decommissioning costs, with periodic review and adjustment. Decommissioning security

The ordinance provides for continuing compliance checks, inspections, recordkeeping, enforcement notices, stop-work orders, civil enforcement, and equitable remedies. Inspection and enforcement provisions

Data centers are eligible for conditional-use approval in the existing I-1A and S-2 zoning districts. In I-1A, this changes the use from allowed or by-right to conditional; in S-2, it permits the use only conditionally. Approval requires meeting the ordinance’s requirements and does not replace other applicable permits. Eligible in the existing I-1A and S-2 districts