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04/30/2026 by Steve Sawyer

 
The Ephrata Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM at the Ephrata Township Municipal Building, 265 Akron Road, Ephrata, PA 17522.  If you need special assistance to attend this meeting, please contact the Township Office.
 
                                                                                                                                Steven A. Sawyer
                                                                                                                                Ephrata Township Manager
May 19, 2026 Agenda                         

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Public Notice

04/23/2026 by Steve Sawyer

April 28, 2026  ETPC Agenda
33 Ridge Avenue Plan
Caring Acres Plan

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Public Hearing

03/31/2026 by Steve Sawyer

Notice is hereby given that the Ephrata Township Board of Supervisors at its meeting on Monday, April 7, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., at the Ephrata Township Office, 265 Akron Road, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, shall conduct a public hearing on and, at the conclusion of the public hearing or a subsequent public meeting held within 60 days of the date of second publication of this advertisement, if appropriate, shall enact an ordinance, the caption of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE EPHRATA TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR DATA CENTERS AND THEIR ACCESSORY USES AND TO REVISE THE REGULATIONS FOR ANIMALS AND ANIMAL SHELTERS.
 
The proposed ordinance may be summarized as follows.  Section 1 of the proposed ordinance amends Section 1002 of the Zoning Ordinance to add definitions for acoustical barriers, data centers, data center accessory uses, screening (audible) for data centers, and screening (visual) for data centers. Section 2 of the proposed ordinance amends Section 407.B.2 of the Zoning Ordinance by adding data centers and data center accessory uses as uses permitted by special exception in the I-Industrial Zone.  Section 3 of the proposed ordinance amends the Zoning Ordinance, Article VI, Criteria for Special Exceptions, Conditional Uses and Other Selected Uses, by adding a new Section 662, data centers and data center accessory uses.   Section 662 of the Zoning Ordinance sets forth specific requirements and regulations for data centers and data center accessory uses, including area regulations, required yard regulations, height regulations, screening requirements, lighting and noise regulations, access and security regulations, and environmental requirements.  Section 4 of the proposed ordinance amends Section 512 of the Zoning Ordinance by amending setback requirements for areas used to house or contain animals and by adding provisions regarding the keeping of chickens for egg laying purposes only and the prohibition of the keeping of roosters on any lot in a residential zoning district.  Sections 5-7 reaffirm all other parts and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, provide for severability of any invalid provisions, and set forth the effective date.  A copy of the proposed ordinance may be examined without charge at the offices of this newspaper and at the Ephrata Township Office, 265 Akron Road, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.  A copy of the proposed ordinance may be obtained for the cost of reproduction at the Ephrata Township Office during the above hours.
                                                                                                                             
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