Data center developer submits substantive validity challenge to Plymouth Township in connection with proposed data center
A developer has filed a substantive validity challenge against Plymouth Township's zoning code, arguing it fails to accommodate data centers. This legal action is connected to an active data center application for a special exception at 900 Conshohocken Road, with a zoning hearing scheduled for August 6th.
Developer Brian O'Neill, through the entity 900 Conshohocken Road, LLC, filed a substantive validity challenge with Plymouth Township on July 21. The developer asserts that the township's zoning code is deficient in accommodating a legitimate land use, specifically a data center.
This challenge is directly related to O'Neill's existing application for a special exception to build a data center at 900 Conshohocken Road in Conshohocken, which is part of Plymouth Township. The zoning hearing for this application began in June, and the next session is slated for August 6th. Under Pennsylvania law, local governments possess the authority to create zoning ordinances and maps, which are generally presumed valid in determining permitted land uses.