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Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Dublin, CA (2026)

2 verified data centers & crypto mining rules for Dublin, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Data Center Zoning & Siting

Dublin has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use type. A server building is classified as Industrial-Light in the M-P, M-1, and M-2 districts, or as Office - Professional/Administrative, a definition that names data processing outright.

Dublin Data Center Zoning and Siting

Light Restrictions

Dublin, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 8.28.020.A.2 (M-P Industrial Park Zoning District); Land Use Matrix Sec. 8.12.050

Use types permitted in the M-P zoning district. Laboratory, Office - Contractor's, Office - Professional/Administrative, Industrial - Light, Printing and Publishing, Research and Development Laboratory, Storage of Petroleum Products for On-Site Use, and Warehousing and Distribution; similar and related uses, temporary uses, and conditional uses.

Data Center Noise Limits

Dublin sets no decibel limit by ordinance. Municipal Code Chapter 5.28 bans unreasonable noise as a misdemeanor. The zoning performance standards bite harder: noise from an M-P industrial site must not be discernible without instruments at any lot line.

Dublin Data Center Noise Limits

Some Restrictions

Dublin, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 8.28.030.A (Industrial Performance Standards, M-P Zoning District)

All industrial land uses shall conform to the following standards. Any violation of these standards is a violation of the Zoning Ordinance: A. Noise or vibration. No noise or vibration, other than related to transportation activities and temporary construction work, shall be discernible without instruments at any point on a lot line of the building site. B. Radioactivity. No activit...

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