Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Iron County, UT (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Iron County, Utah.

Verified from official government sources

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

Data Center Zoning & Siting

Iron County adopted a dedicated data center chapter in 2025 setting minimum lot sizes, height and setback standards for data centers and data center power plants. A data center power plant needs at least twenty acres and a standalone data center needs at least five, and both must sit back sixty feet or one and a quarter times building height, whichever is greater.

Iron County Data Center Siting Rules

Some Restrictions

Iron County Code § 17.37.030(A)-(B)(3)

A.Permitted Locations. A Data center and/or data center power plant that complies with the provisions of this chapter may be permitted as described in Section 17.16.030, Table of Uses, Iron County Zoning Ordinance.B.Design Standards.1.Minimum Lot Size. No data center power plant shall be erected on any lot less than twenty acres in size. No data center shall be erected on any lot less than five...

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Data Center Noise Limits

Iron County caps data center and data center power plant noise at fifty-five dBA measured at the property line of a neighboring residential lot, fifty dBA at an existing neighboring residence overnight, and sixty-five dBA at the project's own boundary. Section 17.37.030(B)(5) lets a neighboring owner voluntarily waive the sixty-five dBA limit in writing.

Iron County Data Center Noise Limits

Some Restrictions

Iron County Code § 17.37.030(B)(5)

5.Noise. No operating data center or data center power plant shall produce noise that exceeds any of the following limitations. Adequate setbacks shall be provided to comply with these limitations.a.Fifty-five dBA, as measured at the property line of any neighboring residentially-zoned lot;b.Fifty dBA, as measured at any existing neighboring residence between the hours of nine p.m. and seven a....

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