Conditional use hearing @Smithfield Gateway / party status continues
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Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 9th at 6PM at JT Lambert Intermediate School – 2000 Milford Rd, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 – for the continuance of the conditional use hearing for the Smithfield Gateway data center conditional use application.
The webpage is updated to reflect this information, here: https://smithfieldtownship.com/odp/gatewaydc/
-important, it’s not too late to try and apply for party status if you do it before this meeting
- developers lawyer has stated he will approve anyone who lives within .75miles of the data center site.
- even if you live farther away - individuals + businesses + orgs can still apply but must prove why it negatively affects you personally.
MORE DETAILS:
The Developer (DEPG Mosier Associates LP & DEPG of Shawnee II LP) submitted a conditional use application for a data center (a single, two-story 250,000 square foot building) at Smithfield Gateway, behind St. Luke’s and Wawa.
All the documents for the conditional use are available on the page linked above. To any of you who have been following the sketch plans, please note that the sketch plans are at the bottom of this page. If you’d like to view the application documents in person, there’s a set available for public inspection at the Township Municipal Center (1155 Red Fox Rd, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301) Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
This application is for a conditional use, not land development. Under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, the conditional use stage is about use approval and general compliance, not full engineering. A “tentative” or “conceptual” plan is expected to show enough detail to demonstrate the use, when fully engineered, can comply with Zoning and SALDO requirements. A conditional use is a use allowed in the zoning district, subject to a hearing and approval by the Township. The applicant must show that the proposal can meet ordinance standards. Anyone opposing the request must then demonstrate that the proposed use would create greater harm than normally expected for that type of use. Later, if the conditional use is approved by the Board, submission of land development plans by the Applicant will need to address the physical design of the site, such as buildings, parking, roads, and drainage, and demonstrate conformity with SALDO.
In short, conditional use is about whether the use is allowed; land development is about how the property will be built. If the conditional use application is approved, the Developer must still go through the land development process before construction can occur. Any final decision on the conditional use application may be appealed to the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas.
Upcoming Conditional Use Hearing
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
J.T. Lambert Intermediate School
2000 Milford Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
The Board of Supervisors will continue the conditional use hearing for the Smithfield Gateway data center application. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Individuals who have applied for party status have received separate correspondence from the Township addressing their applications. Please refer to that correspondence for information specific to your party status request.
If you have questions, please contact Township Manager Julia Heilakka at [email protected].
The webpage is updated to reflect this information, here: https://smithfieldtownship.com/odp/gatewaydc/
-important, it’s not too late to try and apply for party status if you do it before this meeting
- developers lawyer has stated he will approve anyone who lives within .75miles of the data center site.
- even if you live farther away - individuals + businesses + orgs can still apply but must prove why it negatively affects you personally.
MORE DETAILS:
The Developer (DEPG Mosier Associates LP & DEPG of Shawnee II LP) submitted a conditional use application for a data center (a single, two-story 250,000 square foot building) at Smithfield Gateway, behind St. Luke’s and Wawa.
All the documents for the conditional use are available on the page linked above. To any of you who have been following the sketch plans, please note that the sketch plans are at the bottom of this page. If you’d like to view the application documents in person, there’s a set available for public inspection at the Township Municipal Center (1155 Red Fox Rd, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301) Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
This application is for a conditional use, not land development. Under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, the conditional use stage is about use approval and general compliance, not full engineering. A “tentative” or “conceptual” plan is expected to show enough detail to demonstrate the use, when fully engineered, can comply with Zoning and SALDO requirements. A conditional use is a use allowed in the zoning district, subject to a hearing and approval by the Township. The applicant must show that the proposal can meet ordinance standards. Anyone opposing the request must then demonstrate that the proposed use would create greater harm than normally expected for that type of use. Later, if the conditional use is approved by the Board, submission of land development plans by the Applicant will need to address the physical design of the site, such as buildings, parking, roads, and drainage, and demonstrate conformity with SALDO.
In short, conditional use is about whether the use is allowed; land development is about how the property will be built. If the conditional use application is approved, the Developer must still go through the land development process before construction can occur. Any final decision on the conditional use application may be appealed to the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas.
Upcoming Conditional Use Hearing
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
J.T. Lambert Intermediate School
2000 Milford Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
The Board of Supervisors will continue the conditional use hearing for the Smithfield Gateway data center application. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Individuals who have applied for party status have received separate correspondence from the Township addressing their applications. Please refer to that correspondence for information specific to your party status request.
If you have questions, please contact Township Manager Julia Heilakka at [email protected].
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J.T.Lambert Intermediate, 2000 Milford Rd,East Stroudsburg,PA,United States
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