Luzerne County continues work on zoning plan for data centers

Luzerne County is developing a zoning proposal to regulate data centers in 20 municipalities. The proposal would limit data centers to specific zoning districts and require zoning board approval. The county planning commission may vote to recommend the proposal to the county council. No data center proposals have been submitted yet, but the county is preparing for growing demand. The proposed ordinance would allow different sizes of data centers in various industrial and business zones, with requirements for screening, power, water, and emergency planning.