Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Prince George's County, MD (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland.
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Data Center Zoning & Siting
Prince George's County's Zoning Ordinance treats a qualified data center as a principal use with its own site plan, buffer, and screening standards. In the RR Zone the use needs at least 25 acres, sits 4,000 feet from a regional park, and keeps its structure 300 feet from homes and 500 feet from any place of worship.
PG County Data Center Siting Standards
Some RestrictionsPG County Zoning Ordinance § 27-5102(e)(4)(B)
Qualified Data Center. A qualified data center shall include a site plan with any building permit application. Qualified data centers shall be exempt from detailed site plan approval. Qualified data centers shall not be permitted in Designated Regional Transit Districts, Local Transit Centers (Local), Neighborhood Centers (Local), or Campus Centers (Local) as designated by the County's Plan 203...
Data Center Noise Limits
Before Prince George's County will permit a qualified data center, Subtitle 27's Zoning Ordinance requires a professional acoustical study proving the facility will not exceed the maximum decibel levels the County's noise code, Subtitle 19, sets for the surrounding area.
PG County Data Center Noise Study Rule
Some RestrictionsPG County Zoning Ordinance § 27-5102(e)(4)(B)
Qualified Data Centers shall comply with the following standards. Where the following standards may conflict with any other standard of this Ordinance, including any requirements of PART 27-6: Development Standards, these standards shall control... All exterior lighting shall be designed and constructed with cutoff and fully shielded fixtures that direct light downward and into the interior of ...
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