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House passes optional model ordinance bill for municipalities to manage data-center siting
Summary
The House passed House Bill 2151 directing the Department of Community and Economic Development to draft an optional model zoning ordinance municipalities may use for data-center siting. Supporters said it provides tools to local officials; opponents warned a one-size-fits-all model could be inappropriate across the Commonwealth.
On April 13 the Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 2151, which directs the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) — via a bipartisan, bicameral local government commission — to develop an optional model zoning ordinance that municipalities may use in siting data centers. House leaders and the bill’s sponsors described the measure as an optional guidance tool rather…
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