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USA β€Ί Pennsylvania β€Ί York County β€Ί Fairview Township

1 data center project in Fairview Township

Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Fairview Township votes on zoning. The York County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.

In Fairview Township

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Local votes and rules

πŸ“Œ Other Β· York County

The York County Planning Commission wrote a model data center ordinance that towns can copy and change. It suggests keeping buildings 150 to 200 feet from all property lines and limiting noise at nearby homes to 60 decibels on a 24-hour weighted average.

April 2026Source

πŸ“œ Data center rules

Fairview Township in York County approved a zoning change that sets rules for data centers. Local reports say it limits them to business and industrial zones as a conditional use, with sound studies, height limits and setbacks.

2025Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Fairview Township.
  2. Go to township meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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πŸ”” Get told first

We'll email you when something changes in Fairview Township. Nothing else.

⚑ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Fairview Township: PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (company) or Adams Electric Cooperative Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Met-Ed) (company).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.

πŸ™‹ Open tasks here

  • Has a land development plan been filed?
  • How big would it be?

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