Gilpin Township DC Ordinance
Gilpin Township, Armstrong County
A zoning response from Gilpin Township, Armstrong County, adopted so the community would have standards in place rather than reacting to whatever arrives first.
The project by the numbers
Gilpin Township, Armstrong County moved first and wrote its own rules
- Current stage
- This entry tracks a municipal zoning decision rather than a proposed facility. The community set standards ahead of any application.
- Decision body
- Gilpin Township
- Top issues
- The questions here are about the rules themselves, including how far equipment must sit from homes, what noise limits apply, and whether a municipality can set terms before an application arrives.
Passed data-center ordinance preemptively.
Coverage of this project
- 2026-02-08 Pittsburgh Post-GazetteBeaver Valley becomes data center targetWestmoreland and Armstrong municipalities weighing ordinances
Know your rights
In Pennsylvania, a data center on industrial land usually needs a special exception or conditional use, decided by a local Zoning Hearing Board after a public, quasi-judicial hearing. Neighbors can request party status, cross-examine witnesses, and build an evidentiary record. Municipalities can also write data-center ordinances with enforceable standards.
Know your rights →Take action
Organized community opposition is the single most effective check on these projects in Pennsylvania. Show up to hearings, submit comment when it is taken, support legal and expert-witness costs, and ask your municipality for a moratorium and a real ordinance.
How communities push back →