NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. INTENTION TO ADOPT. AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE RACCOON TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given that the Supervisors of the Township of Raccoon, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Municipal Building, 1234 State Route 18, Aliquippa, Township of Raccoon, Beaver County, Pennsylvania 15001, to receive public comments in consideration of the adoption of a Data Centers and Data Mining Ordinance to the Raccoon Township Zoning Ordinance found at Chapter 185 of its Code. The proposed amendment to said Ordinance by adding New Section 185-58.4, titled "Data Centers and Data Mining", allows for data centers and data mining operations as a permitted use by right in the C-2 Highway Commercial Zoning District. Following the conclusion of the hearing, at 7:00 p.m., on the same date, the Supervisors will convene a public meeting at the aforesaid location at which it will consider adoption of the aforesaid amendment to the Zoning Ordinance.
Following is a summary of the proposed Ordinance:
Section 1: Policy; Purpose.
Section 2: Scope; Applicability.
Section 3: Definitions.
Section 4: General Requirements for Data Centers and Data
Mining.
Section 5: Permitting Requirements for Data Centers and
Data Mining.
Section 6: Severability.
Section 7: Repealer.
Section 8: Effective Date.
A copy of this proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the office of the Township Secretary, Christy Piatkowski, and at the Beaver County Law Library, Courthouse, Beaver, Pennsylvania. A copy of this Ordinance has also been supplied to the Beaver Countv Times.
Christy Piatkowski, Secretary
Township of Raccoon
11/07, 11/14, 2025