Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Alameda County, CA (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 6 cities in Alameda County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Alameda County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Data Center Zoning & Siting

Alameda County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. A data center is regulated only through general industrial zoning, the M-1, M-2, and M-P districts, plus Site Development Review, CEQA, and the county noise ordinance. Most of the county is incorporated, so its data centers sit inside cities.

Alameda County Data Center Zoning & Siting (Unincorporated M-1/M-2)

Few Restrictions

Alameda County, CA, Zoning Regulations — "M-1" District (Light Industrial), Permitted Uses

Uses may include any manufacturing, processing, assembling, research, wholesale, storage, or utility use conducted entirely within an enclosed building other than those specified as conditional uses in the M-1 or M-2 Districts.

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