Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Kootenai County, ID (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Kootenai County, Idaho.

Verified from official government sources

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

Data Center Zoning & Siting

Kootenai County only allows data centers in its Light Industrial and Industrial zones, under a conditional use permit, on a parcel of at least ten acres. Facilities near a residential zone must sit back one hundred fifty feet from that zone's boundary, and every structure except fencing has to stay fifty feet from any property line bordering residential land.

Data Center Zoning and Siting Rules in Kootenai County

Significant Restrictions

Kootenai County LUDC 8.5.138(B)

8.5.138: DATA CENTERS: A. Zones Permitted: Light Industrial, Industrial B. Standards. ... 2. Setbacks. a. All data centers shall be set back at least one hundred fifty feet (150') from the boundary of any parcel located within the Agricultural, Agricultural Suburban, Restricted Residential, Rural, or High Density Residential zone, and from the boundary of any parcel located within the Commercia...

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Data Center Noise Limits

A data center in unincorporated Kootenai County has to prove, before it ever opens, that its cooling and power equipment will not push noise past the county's industrial-zone sound table. LUDC 8.5.138(C)(7) requires an acoustical engineer's noise mitigation plan tied to the decibel limits already set for Light Industrial and Industrial zone uses in LUDC 8.4.1304(H).

Data Center Noise Limits in Kootenai County

Some Restrictions

Kootenai County LUDC 8.5.138(C)(7); 8.4.1304(H)

8.5.138(C): ... 7. A noise mitigation plan prepared by an acoustical engineer that ensures that the anticipated noise level of the facility will not exceed the standards listed in subsection 8.4.1304(H) of this title. ... 8.4.1304: H. Noise: 1. Noise emissions from any site shall not cause sound pressure levels greater than those listed in column 3 below, measured at any point beyond the plant ...

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