Data centers are permitted by right only in MU District areas approved for development under the M-L Light Manufacturing/Industrial District standards; the measure does not authorize them by right throughout the MU District. within areas approved to be developed under the M-L District

Each data center building must have Township-approved public sewage service and central water service. served by Township-approved public sewage service and central water service

Data center buildings are subject to a maximum height of 120 feet, unless the Federal Aviation Administration or Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation imposes a lower limit. Any building over 38 feet must be set back from residential districts by a distance at least equal to its height. the maximum building height shall be 120 feet

Data centers must provide off-street parking at a minimum rate of one space per 8,000 square feet of floor area regularly accessible to employees, or one space per employee based on the largest shift, whichever requirement results in fewer spaces. one parking space per 8,000 square feet

When more than one type of use is proposed on MU-zoned land, the applicant must submit a concept plan for all land under the applicant's control before approval of any new principal use or building. Where more than one type of use is proposed

Emergency backup generators are exempt from the Township's noise standards during power failures or other emergencies, but generator testing or recharge is prohibited between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. no testing or recharge shall occur between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Construction affecting non-man-made slopes greater than 15% remains subject to steep-slope regulations based on the natural slopes existing when the zoning chapter took effect, except for clearly preexisting man-made slopes or slopes approved for reduction to 15% or less under an erosion and sedimentation control plan. non-man-made slopes of over 15%

Data centers are expressly defined as a permitted commercial use that includes associated substations, switch stations, cooling systems, fire suppression, backup power, redundant communications, infrastructure, and security equipment.

Data centers are permitted by right in MU Mixed Use areas approved for development under the M-L Light Manufacturing/Industrial District standards, subject to the specified data-center criteria rather than discretionary special-exception approval.

Each data-center building must have Township-approved public sewage service and central water service, providing a defined utility framework for development.

Data centers may have buildings up to 120 feet high unless aviation authorities impose a lower limit; buildings over 38 feet must be set back from residential districts by at least their height.

Data centers receive a relatively low parking requirement: one space per 8,000 square feet of employee-accessible floor area or one space per employee during the largest shift, whichever is less.

The MU master-plan requirement applies only when more than one type of use is proposed on the lot or lots, so a data-center project consisting of a single use does not trigger that concept-plan requirement.

Emergency backup generators used during a power failure or other emergency are exempted from the Township's noise standards, although testing or recharge is prohibited between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Specified parcels south and north of Highland Street are rezoned from the A Agricultural District to the MU Mixed Use District, including parcels on Highland Street, Route 441, and Highspire Road.

Specified parcels south and north of Highland Street are rezoned from the R-S Single-Family Residential District to the MU Mixed Use District, including properties on Highland Street and Route 441.

Steep-slope regulations are based on natural slopes existing when the zoning chapter took effect and do not regulate clearly man-made slopes or slopes authorized for removal or reduction to 15% or less under an approved erosion-and-sedimentation-control plan.

Subdivision and land-development submissions may be filed with electronic PDF or similar compatible copies in addition to paper copies, reducing the physical-submission burden for development applications.

For preliminary plats, applicants may proceed to final-plat filing within 12 months after preliminary approval, unless an extension is granted, providing a defined period to advance a project toward construction.