The East Orange City Council is scheduled to consider Ordinance No. 26 of 2026 at its meeting on Sept. 8, 2026, according to the published agenda. The ordinance would amend Chapter 51 (Land Use) of the City of East Orange code by creating a new section, § 5191.1, titled “Data Centers and High-Intensity Computational Facilities Prohibited.”
According to the agenda, the measure would prohibit data centers and high-intensity computational facilities in all zoning districts within the city. The published agenda also lists a second measure, Ordinance No. 27 of 2026, described as “An Ordinance Amen” with the remainder of the title not specified in the available record.
The proposal matters to residents because it would affect how land can be used citywide, specifically barring a category of large-scale computing infrastructure from being sited in any zoning district in East Orange, per the agenda language.
- Meeting date: Sept. 8, 2026
- Location: East Orange, NJ
- Agenda item: Ordinance No. 26 of 2026
- Action: Creates § 5191.1 of Chapter 51 (Land Use)
- Effect described in agenda: Prohibits data centers and high-intensity computational facilities in all zoning districts
- Related item: Ordinance No. 27 of 2026 (title incomplete in published record)
According to the published agenda, the council is scheduled to consider the ordinance at the Sept. 8 meeting. The full agenda, including any associated public hearing notices or procedural steps for the ordinance, is available through the city’s official agenda posting.
Residents can attend the Sept. 8, 2026 council meeting in East Orange to review the agenda item and take part in any public comment period, per the city’s standard meeting procedures. The full agenda is posted online for public review ahead of the meeting.
Official source: the published record