Data Center Ban and Warehouse Ordinance
Summary
Resident Jim Johnston asked whether the warehouse could secretly become a data center after the council banned them. The board clarified any such change would require a new application — a use now prohibited in the zone — and the approval was conditioned to bar data centers and detention facilities.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jun 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents concerned about industrial land uses gaining certainty that the site cannot become a data center or detention facility.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Franklin Township Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting - Jun 18, 2026
Resident Jim Johnston asked whether the warehouse could secretly become a data center after the council banned them. The board clarified any such change would require a new application — a use now prohibited in the zone — and the approval was conditioned to bar data centers and detention facilities.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - May 26, 2026
Residents thanked the council for an ordinance that would remove data centers as a permitted use. The mayor said splitting warehouses from the data center ban would delay both; the ordinance is working its way through the planning board.
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