Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Newark, NJ (2026)
1 verified data centers & crypto mining rules for Newark, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Data Center Zoning & Siting
Newark's zoning code defines a data center as a centralized facility housing servers and related computer systems for companies or organizations, and Table 4-3 permits the use by right in every industrial, airport and port district: I-1, I-2, I-3, EWR, EWR-S and PORT. Off-street parking is set at one space per 1,000 square feet of floor area under Table 7-2.
Newark Data Center Zoning Siting Rules
Some RestrictionsNewark Zoning & Land Use Ordinance §§ 41:2-2, 41:4-3 (Table 4-3)
DATA CENTER Shall mean a centralized repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of data and information. It houses critical computer systems and associated components for companies and organizations. Often data centers are referred to as "collection data centers" which means that several businesses may rent space to house their servers in a common location. A data center generall...
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