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Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Champaign, IL (2026)

1 verified data centers & crypto mining rules for Champaign, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Data Center Zoning & Siting

Champaign allows data centers as a provisional use in its I1 and I2 industrial districts, but requires the principal building to sit at least 200 feet from residentially zoned property and any on-site substation to sit at least 60 feet from residential uses.

Champaign Data Center Setback Rules

Some Restrictions

Champaign Municipal Code § 37-66.3(b) (I1 District); § 37-67.3(a) (I2 District)

(b)Data Center, provided that the principal building is setback two hundred (200) feet from residentially zoned property and that on-site utility substations are setback sixty (60) feet from residential uses;

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Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Champaign County