The Lewis Township Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 3:00 P.M. at the Lewis Township Building located at 1428 Rovendale Drive, Watsontown. PA 17777. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment on a proposed new zoning ordinance and proposed new zoning map for the Township of Lewis. After receiving comment, the Board intends to consider enactment during its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 4:00 P.M. The proposed New Zoning Ordinance if enacted would supersede and repeal all prior zoning ordinance. As compared with the current Zoning Ordinance of the Township, the proposed Zoning Ordinance includes use defined as “date center” and “data center accessory use”, along with inclusion of conditional use requirements for either such use within the Industrial zoning district (Section 482). Additionally, the Zoning Ordinance will include hearing procedures for the Zoning Hearing Board (Section 906), will change the zoning districts of seven (7) properties along Comley Road not directly adjoining State Route 54 from Commercial Zoning to Agricultural Zoning, and changing the definitional purpose of the Village Center Zoning District.
Below are links to the Proposed New Zoning Ordinance and Map: