PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lehman Township Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing for proposed Ordinance No. 155 amending the zoning ordinance of Lehman Township, to provide for the definition and regulation of Data Centers, Data Center accessory structures, Data Center power substations, and Data Center campuses within the township, on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 1:00 p.m., at the Lehman Township Municipal Building, 193 Municipal Drive, Bushkill PA.
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 2- DEFINITIONS
SECTION 202- DEFINITIONS
DATA CENTER:
DATA CENTER ACCESSORY STRUCTURE:
DATA CENTER POWER SUBSTATION:
DATA CENTER CAMPUS:
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 3- ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
SECTION 306- TABLE OF ALLOWED USES IN EACH ZONING DISTRICT
WITHIN THE I- INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, THE FOLLOWING USES SHALL BE PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE:
DATA CENTER
DATA CENTER ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
DATA CENTER POWER SUBSTATION
DATA CENTER CAMPUS
AMENDMENT TO
CHAPTER 4- ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC USES
SECTION 402- OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING NEW SECTION TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR DATA CENTER AND THEIR ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES:
A. SETBACK REQUIREMENTS:
1. DATA CENTER POWER SUBSTATIONS:
2. DATA CENTERS AND DATA CENTER ACCESSORY STRUCTURES:
B. VEGETATIVE BUFFERING:
C. NOISE STANDARDS FOR DATA CENTERS, DATA CENTER ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AND DATA CENTER POWER SUBSTATIONS:
D. WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS:
E. STANDYBY GENERATORS AND FUEL STORAGE:
1. GENERATOR TESTING:
2. FUEL STORAGE:
3. EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE:
4. PROOF OF COMPLIANCE, NECESSARY PERMITS AND RENEWALS FROM DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT REGULATOY AGENCY.
F. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN REQUIREMENT:
1. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN:
2. THE ERP SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE:
3. EMERGENCY RESPONDER TRAINING:
G. POWER SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION:
1. POWER CONSUMPTION IMPACT STUDIES:
2. POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES:
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY
A complete and accurate copy of the proposed Ordinance has been filed with the Pocono Record, and a copy can be obtained from the Lehman Township Municipal office.
Lehman Township Board of Supervisors
2nd Class
Robert H. Rohner, Jr
Chairman