Middletown Township Introduces Ordinance to Ban Data Centers
Middletown is the latest New Jersey municipality to consider restrictions on data centers.
The Middletown Township Committee has introduced an ordinance that would prohibit data centers in every zoning district, with a public hearing and final vote scheduled for later this month. Middletown joins a growing list of New Jersey municipalities that have adopted or are considering restrictions on data centers.
Neighboring Holmdel recently adopted its own ordinance restricting data centers. Before the ordinance was adopted, the township received an application to construct a data center at Bell Works. That proposal, submitted under the previously allowed zoning uses, is now being considered by the township.
Ordinance 2026-3536 is not yet in effect. The committee is scheduled to consider final passage on September 21, 2026, following public comment on the proposed restriction.