Scope
Mansfield Township Ordinance 019-2026 amends and supplements township code § 360-4 and creates a new section 363-81 to prohibit data centers in all zones within the township. Its statement of purpose says it is intended to prohibit large scale data centers to preserve infrastructure capacity, water and energy usage, environmental resources and community character. It applies only in Mansfield Township, Warren County.
- Geographic scope
- Mansfield Township (Warren County), New Jersey
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Mansfield Township Committee
Dates
- Adopted
- 24 June 2026
- Effective
- Effective status not verified
- Scheduled expiration
- See completion condition
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- The published notices state no end date; the full ordinance text was not read.
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 30 October 2026
Summary
The Mansfield Township Committee in Warren County introduced Ordinance 019-2026 on 10 June 2026 and finally adopted it on 24 June 2026, according to the clerk's published notices. The ordinance amends the township code to prohibit data centers in all zones within the township; its statement of purpose refers to large scale data centers. The adoption notice says it is effective upon publication but does not print the publication date, so whether it has taken effect is not verified. The notices state no end date.
What this does not establish
- Only the clerk's published notices were read; the ordinance text, including how it defines a data center and any exceptions, was not read.
- The title prohibits data centers in all zones, while the statement of purpose refers to large scale data centers; which facilities are covered depends on the unread definition.
- The adoption notice says the ordinance is effective upon publication; the publication date is not printed, so no effective day is stored.
- This is Mansfield Township in Warren County, not Mansfield Township in Burlington County.
Unresolved questions
- When the adoption notice was published, which is when the notice says the ordinance takes effect.
- How the ordinance defines a data center.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
Primary source: Mansfield Township Committee page on mansfieldtownship-nj.gov
- Publication of introduction of Ordinance 019-2026 — Shows introduction and first-reading passage on 10 June 2026 and the 24 June 2026 final-passage hearing · 11 June 2026