Columbia Borough Council revisits zoning rules for potential data center projects

Columbia Borough Council revisits zoning rules for potential data center projects

News Clipwgal.com·Columbia, Lancaster County, PA·9/24/2026

Columbia Borough Council in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is holding a public hearing to discuss new zoning rules for potential data center projects. This comes after an earlier ordinance was passed to prevent a data center at a specific location. The current discussion aims to establish general protections for future data center applications.

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The Columbia Borough Council in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Thursday evening to discuss potential new zoning regulations for future data center applications. The meeting will be held at Columbia High School.

This follows an earlier action by the council this year, when an ordinance was passed to specifically change zoning rules to prevent a data center from being built at the vacant McGinness Airport property. The upcoming hearing will focus on a different proposed ordinance, designed to establish protective measures and guidelines should any data center applications be submitted to the borough in the future.