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Chester County Council enacts temporary countywide pause on data‑center approvals
Summary
Chester County Council adopted Ordinance 2026-14 on July 20, 2026, imposing a temporary, countywide pause on acceptance and approval of data‑center applications while county development standards are studied; the vote was 7-0.
Chester County Council voted unanimously on July 20 to adopt Ordinance 2026-14, declaring a temporary, countywide pause on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for data centers and data center‑related developments.
The ordinance directs county staff to study and prepare data‑center development standards and invokes the pending ordinance doctrine to place a moratorium on related approvals while the standards are developed. Councilman Bobby Raines moved to approve the ordinance; Councilman Roy Brunson seconded and the motion carried 7-0. County Administrator Brian Hester said the council has taken a “proactive and aggressive approach regarding data centers,” and staff scheduled a public workshop on data centers for Aug. 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
The measure will pause new application processing while the county completes its review of standards; the ordinance’s full text—titled “Declaring a temporary, countywide pause on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications regarding data centers and data center‑related developments; directing the study and preparation of data center development standards; invoking the pending ordinance doctrine; and providing for other related matters”—was read into the record during the meeting. The council did not register any opposing votes.
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