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Upper Merion Township Montgomery County, PA NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Upper Merion Township, at their regular Business meeting on March 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM in the Upper Merion Township Municipal Building, 175 W. Valley Forge Rd, King of Prussia, PA, will hold a public hearing on and after will consider and take action on the following proposed ordinance summarized as follows: Upper Merion Township ORDINANCE NO. 2026- (summary) AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UPPER MERION, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AMENDING CHAPTER 165, ZONING, SECTION 165-5, WORD USAGE, DEFINITIONS, TO ADD DEFINITIONS RELATED TO DATA CENTERS; AMENDING CHAPTER 165, XXVIII, OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING, TO ADD A NEW MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 165, XXXI GENERAL REGULATIONS TO ADD A SECTION FOR DATA CENTER CONDITIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING USE REGULATIONS IN CHAPTER 165 FOR LIMITED INDUSTRIAL, HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, AND SUBURBAN METROPOLITAN 1 ZONING DISTRICTS TO PERMIT DATA CENTERS Section 1. Amends Chapter 165, as follows: A. Section 165-165-5 Word usage, Definitions, to add definitions for data center, acoustical barrier and mechanical equipment. B. Section 165-191. B.5 Off-street Parking and Loading, adding new subsection (f) providing parking requirements for data centers C. Section 165-191.11 General Regulations, adding new section (11) establish conditional use requirements for data centers in the SM-1, LI & HI District. D. Section 165-144 Use regulations, adding new subsection (K) permitting data centers in the LI District by conditional use. E. Section 165-153, Use regulations, adding new subsection (I) permitting data centers in the HI District by conditional use. F. Section 165-216.E Noise Performance Standards, adding new subsection (12) providing regulation of backup emergency generators. G. Section 165-135, Use Regulations, adding new subsection (Q) permitting data centers in the SM-1 district by conditional use. Section 2. Provides for a repealer clause Section 3. Provides for a revision date Section 4. Provides for a severability provision Section 5. Provides for an effective date. Section 6. Provides for a Failure to Enforce provision. The full text of the ordinance is available for review in the office of the Township Secretary, 175 W. Valley Forge Rd, King of Prussia, Pa., during normal business hours, M-F, 8:15 AM to 5PM; the Township Library, Montgomery County Law Library, 2 East Airy Street, Norristown, and in the offices of the Times Herald, 390 Eagleview Boulevard, Exton, PA 19341 All interested persons may appear and be heard at the scheduled hearing. Any individual wishing to participate in the hearing and needing an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact the Township Administrative office at 610-356-4040 to determine how the Township can best provide assistance. Anthony T. Hamaday Township Secretary NTH Feb 25, March 4; 1a