Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Barrow County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Barrow County, Georgia.
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Data Center Zoning & Siting
Data centers cannot locate anywhere within unincorporated Barrow County's Destination 211 (D211) Overlay District. Barrow County Code § 89-1511(a)(12) lists data centers among sixteen uses the Planning and Community Development Department must refuse in this overlay, alongside auto dealerships, warehouses and self-storage. The ban covers the servers, storage systems and networking equipment that make up a data center's critical infrastructure.
Data Centers Barred From Barrow's D211 Overlay
Heavy RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-1511(a)(12)
(12)Data centers. Data centers are prohibited in the D211 District. Data centers are indoor facilities that organizations use to house their critical software applications and data. It contains high-performance servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and other technological infrastructure. Data centers support large-scale operations, cloud computing, and content delivery.
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