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Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Fulshear, TX (2026)

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

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Data Center Zoning & Siting

Fulshear's zoning code has no dedicated data center use category, so the city administrator decides case by case whether a proposed facility matches a listed use, and can prohibit it outright if it doesn't.

Fulshear Data Centers Require Case-by-Case Zoning Review

Some Restrictions

CDO § 28-2-20(b), (c)

If a proposed use is not specified in article II, division 2, zoning districts, the administrator shall make a determination as to whether the use is either a subcategory or functionally similar to a specifically identified use. ... If the administrator determines that a proposed use is not a subcategory of, or functionally similar to a listed use then the use is a prohibited use.

Data Center Noise Limits

No data-center-specific ordinance exists; Fulshear's citywide noise code caps sound at 85 dB(A) daytime and 70 dB(A) nighttime, measured 60 feet from the property line, and this general limit governs data center cooling and generator noise.

Fulshear Caps Data Center Noise at 85 dB

Some Restrictions

Fulshear City Code § 18-239

In addition to the violations established by the preceding sections of this article, no person shall conduct, permit, or allow any activity or sound source to produce a sound discernible beyond 60 feet of the property on which the sound is being generated that when measured as provided in section 18-240 exceeds 85 dB(A) during daytime hours and 70 dB(A) during nighttime hours for the respective...

Looking for Fort Bend County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Fulshear city rules.

Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Fort Bend County