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Havre de Grace bans data centers in residential zones, council adopts ordinance
Summary
On a 5-0 vote June 1, the council adopted Ordinance 12-19, amending city zoning to prohibit data centers in residential districts after planning commission review and council amendments.
Havre de Grace’s city council adopted Ordinance 12-19 on June 1, amending the city zoning code to prohibit data centers in residential districts. Councilmember Jones introduced the ordinance on second reading, explained the sections to be added to chapter 205, and the planning commission reported unanimous support for the prohibition. The council approved amendments on the floor and then adopted the ordinance by roll-call vote, 5-0.
Councilmember Jones said the amendments expand the existing prohibition language so that data centers are explicitly listed as prohibited uses in R-1 and R-2 residential districts and related sections of chapter 205. Council discussion noted the planning commission review and a unanimous recommendation in favor. After brief questions and confirmation that the amendments were in order, the council voted to adopt the ordinance.
Adoption of Ordinance 12-19 changes permitted uses in identified residential zoning districts; any specific permitting actions or enforcement steps will be processed under the city’s code-enforcement procedures and planning review. The ordinance was adopted by a roll-call vote of five in favor, none opposed.
Provenance: Ordinance 12-19 was introduced and read into the record beginning at the second-reading segment; amendments were moved and approved, and the council adopted the ordinance later in the meeting.
