Board adopts resolution pausing data‑center approvals while drafting new ordinance under PA MPC §609.2

Oct 6, 2026

The board passed a resolution under Section 609.2 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code that finds substantive invalidity in the zoning ordinance as applied to data centers and gives township staff 180 days to draft a specific data‑center ordinance.

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The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution invoking Section 609.2 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code to set specific findings of substantive invalidity for the township zoning ordinance with respect to data centers and to provide staff 180 days to prepare a dedicated data‑center ordinance.

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