Petersburg Borough Assembly to consider data center moratorium recommendation tonight
The Petersburg Borough Assembly is scheduled to consider a recommendation from its Planning Commission to enact a one-year moratorium on data center land use applications and building permits. This proposal aims to allow time to study the impacts of data centers and amend existing borough code, following community opposition to a proposed data center project.
The Petersburg Borough Assembly will deliberate on a Planning Commission recommendation for a temporary, one-year moratorium on data center land use applications and building permits within service area one. This recommendation stems from a Silicon Valley-based company's interest in developing a data center on a local downtown waterfront property, which has drawn repeated opposition from community members.
The Planning Commission seeks this pause to thoroughly study data center impacts, gather public feedback, and propose specific amendments to the borough's code, which currently lacks provisions for such facilities. If the assembly approves the recommendation, an ordinance for the temporary moratorium would require three readings and a public hearing before it can be enacted. The assembly will meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers to consider this and other agenda items, including updates to borough code and budget changes.