Lowhill Township PA proposed tiered data center zoning ordinance
Lowhill Township, PA — Supervisors Authorize Advertising Ordinance 2026-5, a Four-Tier Data Center Zoning Amendment (September 10, 2026)
Lowhill Township, PA · Lowhill Township, PA — Supervisors Authorize Advertising Ordinance 2026-5, a Four-Tier Data Center Zoning Amendment (September 10, 2026)
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- Data center developers and applicants in Lowhill Township, PA
Lowhill Township's supervisors in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania unanimously authorized advertising Ordinance 2026-5, a zoning amendment that sorts data centers into four tiers: residential accessory uses, distributed compute nodes, edge computing, and hyperscale facilities. The township says the tiers give each type a lawful path while matching rules to impact. A public hearing and adoption vote must follow.
Who is protected: Lowhill Township, PA residents
Legal detail
Lowhill Township (Lehigh County, PA) Board of Supervisors — Ordinance No. 2026-5 amending the zoning ordinance with a four-tier data center framework (residential accessory, distributed compute nodes, edge computing, hyperscale) designed to avoid exclusionary-zoning challenges; drafted through three joint meetings with the Planning Commission; unanimous authorization to advertise Sept. 10, 2026. NOT ESTABLISHED: hearing/adoption date.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Lowhill Township, PA |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Citation | Lowhill Township, PA — Supervisors Authorize Advertising Ordinance 2026-5, a Four-Tier Data Center Zoning Amendment (September 10, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| News report | Board to advertise new data center ordinance — Lehigh Valley Press (Oct. 1, 2026) |
Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere
- Superior WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Dane County WI Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- Madison WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Manitowoc County WI Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
- Dayton OH data center moratorium (180-day, Apr 2026) · In effect
See something wrong or out of date? Submit a correction. Every entry must carry a verifiable source.