Commission reviews stringent draft ordinance to regulate data centers
Travis Pantaleo presented an 11-page draft ordinance proposing large setbacks (2,000 ft from residences, 2,500 ft from watersheds), mandatory energy-use plans and water infrastructure studies; commissioners discussed power and regulatory preemption risks from a pending state House Bill.
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Travis Pantaleo presented a comprehensive, 11-page draft ordinance intended to regulate data centers in Springfield Township, proposing unusually large protective setbacks and strict review requirements. "The draft includes restrictive standoff requirements to protect natural and residential resources," the minutes state, and the draft would require detailed energy-usage plans and water infrastructure studies as part of conditional-use review.
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