Chadds Ford Township is the first municipality in Delaware County to have a data center ordinance. Supervisors passed the 46-page document in a 3-0 vote during their April 8 meeting. Data centers would be restricted to the LI-1 Zoning District, be on a property with a minimum of 25 acres, be no taller than 40 feet, and be subject to conditional use approval. The ordinance also addresses water use, utilities, protection of riparian buffers, hardware containment and thermal isolation, emergency services and safety requirements, mitigation funding, and required impact analyses, according to Vice Chair Kathleen Goodier. Lee Weersing, president of Concordville Fire and Protective Association, reviewed the ordinance and said it was comprehensive and a possible model for other municipalities.
Source: Chadds Ford Live; 4/9/2026