While the proposed changes for data center uses make up five of the 13 pages of proposed amendments to the Salisbury Township Zoning Ordinance, the remaining eight pages address several uses that may have a more direct impact on township residents and property owners.

A public hearing on the zoning ordinance amendments, including data center regulations and other proposed changes, is expected to be held 7 p.m. Aug. 27 in the meeting room of the Municipal Building, 2900 S. Pike Ave.

The Salisbury Township Planning Commission voted 4-0, with three members absent, at its July 22 meeting to recommend approval of the proposed zoning ordinance amendments.

The proposed changes also were discussed during a workshop following the Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners’ July 23 meeting.

In a separate matter, a public hearing on the township’s Comprehensive Plan, previously expected to be held Aug. 13, is now anticipated for 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in the municipal building meeting room. A comprehensive plan serves as a blueprint for future zoning decisions and quality-of-life initiatives within a municipality.

In addition to amendments related to data centers, the proposed ordinance changes include revisions to bed-and-breakfast uses; boardinghouses and rooming houses; fences and walls; and regulations concerning triplex dwellings, swimming pools, restaurants and schools.

Here’s an overview of the proposed changes unrelated to data centers:

Bed-and-breakfast

The use of a dwelling unit, or a portion of a dwelling unit, to provide overnight accommodations to transient visitors for a maximum of 29 consecutive nights. Breakfast may be provided only to registered guests. The definition also would include uses commonly known as Airbnb and VRBO rentals.

Boardinghouse or rooming house

This term includes uses commonly known as single-room occupancy housing. A college fraternity or sorority house used as a residence would be considered a boardinghouse. The use would involve renting living accommodations for a minimum of 30 consecutive nights.

Fences and walls

A maximum height of 10 feet would be permitted to enclose a tennis or racquet-sport court, a non-household swimming pool or an electric substation. A maximum height of 8 feet would be permitted for agricultural purposes, including deer fencing.

Miscellaneous changes

Triplex dwelling: Three dwelling units accommodating one family each, with all units located within a single building on a single lot.

Swimming pool, household or private: A structure with walls of man-made materials intended to enclose water at least 24 inches deep for bathing or swimming and intended to serve the residents of one dwelling unit and their occasional guests. If guests are charged a fee to use the pool or if the pool is advertised for use by others, it would be classified as a non-household swimming pool.

School, public or private, primary or secondary

A child- or adult-day-care center would be permitted on the same lot as a primary or secondary school.

Upcoming Salisbury Township meetings at the municipal building, 2900 S. Pike Ave., include:

• 7 p.m. Aug. 12, Zoning Hearing Board

• 7 p.m. Aug. 13, Board of Commissioners

• 7 p.m. Aug. 19, Environmental Advisory Council

• 7 p.m. Aug. 26, Planning Commission

• 7 p.m. Aug. 27, Board of Commissioners