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Planning Commission to draft data center zoning definition, aims for amendment by year-end
Summary
Planning staff told the Scranton Planning Commission they will draft a definition and criteria for data centers and a zoning scheme for where they may be allowed. Commissioners discussed utility needs, multi-municipal coordination and potential local revenue impacts; no formal vote was taken.
Planning staff told the Scranton Planning Commission that the city will prepare a zoning amendment to define data centers and set criteria for where they may be permitted.
A staff member said the city’s zoning ordinance does not explicitly list data centers as a use and that staff met with the law department to begin drafting a definition, a set of appropriate zones, and specific criteria to evaluate such facilities. The staff member said the effort is intended to…
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