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Board seeks zoning changes on data centers, adopts Resolution 2026-10 to begin curative process
Summary
The board authorized its solicitor to draft a zoning ordinance amendment addressing data centers and adopted Resolution 2026-10 invoking municipal curative amendment procedures to move the changes forward; residents raised water-use and obsolescence concerns during public comment.
The East Rockhill Township Board of Supervisors authorized the Township Solicitor to prepare a draft zoning ordinance amendment to address data center uses and unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-10 to invoke Municipal Curative Amendment procedures.
Township Solicitor Will Oetinger told the board that "municipalities are legally required by the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Code to provide for all land uses," and said the draft amendment and curative-process resolution will allow the township to define and regulate data center development. Several residents spoke during public comment: Mark Ezzo said he would submit comments when a draft is prepared; Emily Devenuto asked the board to form a committee and voiced concerns about data center impacts; Richard Walters asked board members whether they were in favor of data centers. Chair Dave Nyman said the board has been reviewing the new use for six months and characterized the ordinance work as a protective measure.
The motions were recorded with a move to authorize the solicitor to draft the amendment (mover: Jim Nietupski; second: Gary Volovnik) and a separate motion to adopt Resolution 2026-10 (mover: Gary Volovnik; second: Jim Nietupski). Both motions passed with all present voting in favor. The resolution formally initiates the curative amendment pathway under municipal procedures and sets the next steps for public notice and drafting.
