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Solicitor urges Planning Commission to add data‑center language to zoning code
Summary
Solicitor Matthew Battersby told Fairfield Council he will research blight declarations and recommended the Planning Commission review and add verbiage addressing data centers to the Borough zoning ordinance after council discussed the possibility of data centers coming to the area.
Solicitor Matthew Battersby reported Council had met in executive session to discuss legal matters and said Council authorized him to research how to formally declare a property blighted.
Battersby also raised the prospect of data centers locating in the area and suggested the Planning Commission review the Borough zoning ordinance and consider adding explicit language to address data centers. Mayor Robert Stanley added that at a recent mayoral conference he heard that many municipalities are tightening ordinances to keep data centers out, and he suggested Fairfield consider similar steps.
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