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Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Fort Worth, TX (2026)

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

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Data Center Zoning & Siting

Fort Worth's zoning ordinance defines 'data center' as its own land use and permits it by right only in the city's three industrial districts: Light Industrial (I), Medium Industrial (J) and Heavy Industrial (K). Every commercial, special-purpose and residential district leaves the use blank, meaning it is not allowed there without a case-by-case determination.

Fort Worth Data Center Zoning: Industrial Only

Some Restrictions

Fort Worth Zoning Ordinance (Code Appendix A) § 9.101 (Defined Terms); § 4.801(a); § 4.803 Non-Residential District Use Table

DATA CENTER. Real and personal property consisting of buildings or structures specifically designed or modified to house networked computers and data and transaction processing equipment and related infrastructure support equipment, including, without limitation, power and cooling equipment, used primarily to provide, as a service to persons other than the company operating the data center, dat...

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