Penn Township supervisors in Lancaster County voted unanimously to advertise a data center ordinance. It would allow data centers by special exception in commercial/light industrial or industrial zones and require plans for water, energy, noise, emergencies and electronic waste.

March 23, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Columbia Borough

Columbia Borough in Lancaster County passed Ordinance No. 2026-966, which changes its zoning rules to regulate data centers.

2026Source

🗺️ Zoning change · City of Lancaster

After city staff let two data centers move forward as 'wholesale trade and storage,' Lancaster City Council voted in August 2025 to write data center zoning rules. Council then passed a change that limits future data centers to 16 parcels in suburban manufacturing zones, with a zoning hearing and noise, air quality and shutdown rules.

Nov 2025Source

⚖️ Court case · City of Lancaster

A resident appealed the city's decision that two planned data centers, including a CoreWeave project on Greenfield Road, count as an allowed 'wholesale trade and storage' use. The developers then sued to challenge whether the appeal was valid, putting the zoning board hearing on hold.

Sept 2025Source

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In Pennsylvania, your township, borough or city usually decides where data centers can go.