Salem refers data center ban and parking-minimum amendment to Planning Board
Planning Board · Meeting of September 9, 2026
Salem seeks Planning Board guidance on data center prohibition and parking minimums. Mayor Dominic Pangallo presented a comprehensive data center prohibition across all zoning districts, citing environmental legacies and infrastructure impacts of large facilities. Separately, the city referred a proposal to eliminate parking minimums for two-family dwelling units, framed by Councilor Audrey King as addressing a "loophole" that excluded two-family homes from earlier parking reforms.
Both amendments were referred to the Planning Board for recommendation.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of September 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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