The packet includes resident correspondence and a draft zoning ordinance text amendment and resolution establishing a six‑month moratorium on data center site plan and business registration approvals under Section 1.120 of the Zoning Ordinance. This is in direct response to a proposed Microsoft hyperscale data center complex on 76th Street, with residents and an attorney urging the Board to treat large data centers as a distinct, potentially heavy‑industrial use and to strengthen standards on siting, noise, cooling, backup power, water usage, and environmental impacts. The Township is at the policy‑shaping stage: evaluating whether to formally define and regulate data centers, commission impact research, and possibly adjust its master plan and utility planning. Consultants in planning, land use law, environmental impact analysis, noise and water studies, and community engagement can assist the Board and Planning Commission in drafting defensible regulations and conducting the studies and outreach residents are requesting.

Emails reference potential state and federal actions but emphasize the need for local action, includ...