Codorus planners delay data-center ordinance pending transmission-line mapping
Dec 9, 2025
Commission members discussed scale, transmission needs, noise, water use and residential buffers for a proactive data-center ordinance and decided to wait for C.S. Davidson’s mapping of transmission corridors before finalizing zoning language.
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The Codorus Township Planning Commission opened a detailed discussion on drafting a data-center ordinance intended to set local standards for siting and performance. Minutes state the township is "proactively drafting an ordinance to regulate data centers" and warned that "without specific standards, developers could potentially cite 'exclusionary zoning' to place centers anywhere."
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