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Allentown · Jun 17, 2026
Approved · 4-2Bill 20 - Data Center Zoning Ordinance Amendment, approved by a 4-2 vote on Jun 17, 2026 in Allentown.
Your move: Entitlement cleared. The parcel just got more buildable.
Allentown City Council approved Bill 20, a zoning ordinance amendment creating a special exception use category for data centers in the IG and IM industrial districts with a 200-foot minimum setback, on a 4-2 vote (Gerlach and Santos dissenting), after first rejecting a competing…
Industrial
Multiple speakers and council members warned data centers will significantly…
Allentown is experiencing active data center development interest, with at…
Strong public opposition to data center development dominated the meeting,…
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the clerk, a witness, and 5 members of the public.
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