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Green Township adopts ordinance to prohibit data centers; meeting record includes different ordinance text
Summary
The committee adopted an ordinance stated in the minutes to ban data centers in all zones; the meeting record also contains an attached Ordinance No. 2026-07 text that appears to be a separate salary-range amendment, creating a discrepancy the township should correct in its records.
The Green Township Committee on June 1 adopted an ordinance reported in the meeting minutes as Ordinance 2026-07 to prohibit data centers as a use in all zones within the township. Mayor Virginia Raffay opened a public hearing on the ordinance; no members of the public spoke, and the committee voted to adopt the ordinance unanimously.
Notably, the meeting record attached to the minutes also contains an "Ordinance No. 2026-07" document that, contrary to the minutes’ description, sets salary ranges for township officers and employees and adds a stipend for a Zoning Officer. The text of the attached ordinance does not include language prohibiting data centers. The minutes note a small typographical correction to approved minutes elsewhere, but they do not document or reconcile the discrepancy between the ordinance described in the public hearing and the ordinance text in the record.
Why it matters: zoning changes that prohibit a use (such as data centers) alter development opportunities and can affect applicants, neighboring municipalities, and property owners. Accurate, consistent official records (the ordinance as introduced/adopted and the ordinance text published for public notice) are required by law and by local practice so residents and applicants understand exactly what the township adopted.
Committee action and next steps: the committee voted to adopt the ordinance during the June 1 meeting. The minutes also show the ordinance text filed with the record is a salary ordinance (including a Zoning Officer stipend). The township should confirm which ordinance was intended as Ordinance 2026-07 and, if necessary, correct the public record or re-file the proper ordinance text so that the ordinance’s subject and official text align with the public hearing and vote.
Record note: the minutes show that Phillips moved to close the public hearing and adopt the ordinance and Rose seconded; the roll call recorded Ayes from Phillips, Qarmout, Rose and Mayor Raffay.
