Fatal Flaws in the Draft Ordinance
No Community Benefit Agreement
A Community Benefit Agreement can include such things as the developer paying for all infrastructure upgrades, guaranteed tax revenue, contributions to a community development fund, specific fines and procedures for noise and other violations, a public dashboard with identifiable metrics, and more.
Draft Violates PA Right To Know Law
Section 27-2211.7 Emergency Management states that emergency situations and occurrences shall be excluded from right-to-know. The Township has no authority to over-ride Right to Know laws. This is illegal.
Failure To Implement Conditional Use As Added Protection
The draft ordinance allows the Data Center as "By-Right" (automatically allowed by zoning). Conditional Use would redirect proposals through public hearings and discretionary review. This is extremely important, as lack of transparency has been a pervading issue. Conditional Use can be used with the Overlay, yet it was not.