New Jersey local moratoria
Every local infrastructure moratorium in the inventory for New Jersey, current through August 19, 2026.
2 instruments — 2 in force, 0 pending, 0 past.
State policy is tracked separately: 16 actions (16 bills) in state_legislation.csv. These are not included in the local count above.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Enacted | Sectors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galloway Township | Township | 2026-06-16 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Sayreville | Town | 2026-07-20 | data center | 🟢 Active |
Detailed entries
Galloway Township
- Type: Township
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-06-16 (date set for final passage per the June-published introduction notice for Ordinance 2172-2026); the official final-passage affidavit was posted 2026-07-15 and does not itself state the adoption date
- Normalized date:
2026-06-16(exact) - Duration: Six months (180 days) while the Planning Board and Environmental Commission study data centers
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
nj-galloway-township-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance 2172-2026 (Township of Galloway), a temporary moratorium on the approval, development, construction, expansion, and operation of data centers, introduced 2026-05-12 and finally passed per the township's own final-passage affidavit
- What prompted it: Planning Board and Environmental Commission to study data center land use and make recommendations before further approvals proceed
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Reported as finally passed; active as of 2026-07-31 absent further action found in sources reviewed [VERIFY details not confirmed at confidence 0.65 in the 2026-07 refresh]
- Outcome: —
Sayreville
- Type: Town
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-07-20, Borough Council second and final reading following a public hearing
- Normalized date:
2026-07-20(exact) - Duration: 18 months from adoption; the ordinance also requires publication and mayoral approval, and the copy reviewed does not show the mayoral approval date
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
nj-sayreville-2026 - Legal basis: Ordinance 15-26 (Borough of Sayreville), a temporary prohibition on data center development in every zone, including the Hercules Redevelopment Area, for 18 months, introduced 2026-06-15 and adopted on final reading 2026-07-20
- What prompted it: Study of electric-grid, water, stormwater, fiscal, land-use, noise, and environmental effects of data center development
- Affected projects: —
- Detailed status: Enacted per the borough's official adoption notice; active as of 2026-07-31
- Outcome: —
Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.