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Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Long Beach, CA (2026)

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

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Data Center Zoning & Siting

Long Beach's Table 15-5 permitted-use table lists 'Data center' as a 'Y' use, 'Yes, the use is permitted', in both Neo-Industrial zones, NI-1 and NI-2, under LBMC § 22.15.030. No conditional use permit or administrative use permit applies to the use classification itself; siting is confined to those two zones citywide.

Long Beach Data Centers Permitted By-Right in NI Zones

Light Restrictions

Long Beach Municipal Code § 22.15.030, Table 15-5

Table 15-1 Land Use Permit Types and Processes Symbol Permit Requirement Procedure/Standards Section Y Yes, the use is permitted. ... Table 15-5: Permitted Uses in Neo-Industrial (NI) Zones Neo-Industrial Zones Notes and Exceptions Code section numbers reference the Long Beach Municipal Code. All uses shall be subject to Chapters 21.45 and 21.52, and the following noted standards or regulations...

Data Center Noise Limits

Long Beach caps exterior noise at the receiving property line under Municipal Code Chapter 8.80. Table A in Section 8.80.160 sets 50 dBA day and 45 dBA night at homes, 60/55 in commercial areas, and 65 to 70 dBA in industrial districts. A data center's cooling and generators must comply.

Long Beach Data Center Noise Limits

Some Restrictions

Long Beach, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 8.80.150(B) (Exterior Noise Limits - Sound Levels by Receiving Land Use District); Table A, Sec. 8.80.160

No person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound at any location ... which causes the noise level when measured from any other property ... to exceed: 1. The noise standard for that land use district ... for a cumulative period of more than thirty (30) minutes in any hour.

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

Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Los Angeles County