Publish Date: February 11, 2026
Archive Date: March 10, 2026
Public Notice
Re: Mannington Township Ordinance No. 26-01
Take Notice that the following entitled Ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at a meeting of the Township Committee of the Township of Mannington in the County of Salem and State of New Jersey on February 5th, 2026, and will be considered for final passage after a public hearing at a meeting to be held by said Township Committee at the Mannington Townhall, 491 Route 45, Mannington, New Jersey 08079 on March 5th, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. The title of said Ordinance is as follows:
Mannington Township
Ordinance No. 26-01
An Ordinance Amending Mannington Township Code Chapter 70 “Land Development” To Confirm That Data Centers Are Prohibited Uses/Structures In All Zoning Districts And To List Them Specifically As Such
The purpose of the Ordinance is to amend Attachment 7 of Mannington Township Code Chapter 70 “Land Development” entitled “Mannington Township Land Development – Prohibited Uses in All Districts” (70 Attachment 7:1 through 7:2) to list “data centers” as an additional (twelfth) specifically-prohibited use:
“Data centers,” as commonly known, and as sometimes referred to as “internet data centers” or “cloud data centers” (and any and all functionally-equivalent but differently-named uses, structures and facilities) that house computer systems and include associated components such as telecommunication and data storage systems; redundant or “backup” power and data storage components; electrical transformers, substations, and other power supply infrastructure; data communication connections; environmental and safety controls for building climate, equipment cooling, and fire suppression; and security devices, systems, and installations, to serve as off-site or remote accessory facilities available and accessible to users via telecommunication or internet utilities for the purpose of aggregating collective computing demands for cloud services, video streaming, blockchain and crypto mining, artificial intelligence and machine learning, virtual reality, and other internet, telecommunication, computing, and data storage, maintenance, processing, and transmission purposes.
The Ordinance can be reviewed at the Mannington Township website by clicking on Minutes, Agenda, and Ordinances then selecting the drop-down Township Committee Meetings and scroll down. Select year “2026”.
https://manningtontwp.com/agendas-minutes/
Also, copies of the Ordinance are on file for public inspection, examination and acquisition at the office of the Township Acting Clerk, Amber Ayars, at her office in the Mannington Townhall, 491 Route 45, Mannington, New Jersey 08079, between the hours of 9am a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Monday – Thursday (excluding holidays). Members of the public may obtain copies of the Ordinance without cost from the Township Clerk, before and after final adoption.
Amber Ayars, Acting Clerk