Springfield planning commission proposes conditional-use framework for data centers
The Planning Commission presented a draft ordinance that would allow data centers only as conditional uses in Highway Commercial and Planned Industrial zones, requiring impact studies, decommissioning plans and financial assurance; the Board deferred line-by-line review to a future meeting.
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The Springfield Township Planning Commission presented a draft data‑center zoning amendment and asked the Board of Supervisors to provide feedback ahead of the next meeting. The draft would permit data centers strictly as a conditional use in Highway Commercial (HC) and Planned Industrial (PI) districts and would require applicants to demonstrate that operations will not harm public health, safety, community character or natural resources.
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