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Montour County adopts data-center zoning ordinance, asks planning commission to review height and setback concerns
Summary
The Montour County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 1 of 2026 adding zoning requirements for data centers and directed the chief clerk to send the Planning Commission a letter detailing building-height and setback concerns raised at a public hearing.
The Montour County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously April 14 to adopt Ordinance 1 of 2026, which adds new zoning requirements for data centers in the county. The motion to adopt the ordinance was made by Mr. Lynn and seconded by Ms. Dressler; the board recorded that all members voted in favor.
The board also approved a separate motion directing the chief clerk to draft a letter to the Planning Commission summarizing concerns raised at the public hearing on the ordinance. The letter is to highlight issues brought up by participants and staff—specifically building height and setback requirements—as points for the commission to consider for possible amendments.
Commissioners did not record additional details of the proposed technical standards during the meeting. The directive to send the Planning Commission a list of concerns means any substantive changes to ordinance language would come through that commission process and subsequent formal actions.
The board did not specify a deadline for the clerk’s letter; the next procedural step is the Planning Commission’s review and any recommendation it chooses to make to the commissioners.
