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Board adopts curative‑amendment resolution to address data‑center zoning gap
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2026‑16 to begin curative amendment procedures addressing the township ordinance’s treatment of data centers and energy centers, authorizing staff, the township manager, solicitor and engineer to prepare a draft amendment and promising community engagement and a mid‑fall draft target.
The New Garden Township Board on Aug. 17 adopted Resolution 2026‑16 to initiate curative amendment procedures under the Municipalities Planning Code to address a declared unavailability in the zoning ordinance for data centers and energy centers.
Township legal staff explained the resolution authorizes the township manager, planning staff, solicitor and engineer to prepare a curative amendment to the zoning ordinance specifically on the issue of data/energy centers and to identify the ordinance provisions to be "cured." Staff said the process requires public engagement; they expect to convene community workshops and aim to present a draft to the public by mid‑fall, with statutory deadlines tied to the curative‑amendment timeline.
Board members voted in favor of adopting the resolution. Staff emphasized that the resolution is the procedural step authorizing preparation of the amendment and that any substantive zoning changes will be subject to further public review and formal adoption procedures.
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