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Council introduces ordinance to ban data centers across borough zones
Summary
The Peapack and Gladstone council introduced Ordinance 11 71-20 26 to amend the land-development code and designate data centers as a nonpermitted use in all borough zones; a public hearing is scheduled for 2026-08-11 at 7:00 p.m.
The Peapack and Gladstone council voted to introduce an ordinance that would make data centers a nonpermitted use in every zone of the borough.
Council introduced Ordinance 11 71-20 26 "making the supplementing the land development ordinance of the borough chapter 23 to designate data centers as a nonpermitted use in all zones within the borough and to provide application requirements for any variance requests." The motion to introduce the ordinance passed on a roll call and the mayor announced the ordinance will be published in summary on the borough website. A public hearing was scheduled for August 11, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter.
The introduction starts the review and public-notice process; council members did not undertake substantive debate on the ordinance’s details in this session and directed interested parties to the scheduled hearing and the borough website for the published summary.
