Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Tippecanoe County, IN (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
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Data Center Zoning & Siting
Tippecanoe County's zoning code splits data centers by size: any facility over 10,000 square feet of gross floor area is a 'Large Data Center,' a use category added by Amendment 123 that carries its own Permitted Use Table listing but is set to disappear from that table on November 30, 2026.
Tippecanoe County Large Data Center Zoning Rule
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County Unified Zoning Ordinance §§ 1-10-2, 3-2
DATA CENTER. A physical facility composed of one or more buildings totaling 10,000 square feet of gross floor area or less housing networked computer servers used for data storage and processing, along with related supportive equipment including but not limited to backup power generators and cooling devices. (Amend 123) ... LARGE DATA CENTER. A physical facility composed of one or more building...
Data Center Noise Limits
In unincorporated Tippecanoe County, a Large Data Center is a permitted use in the I1, I2 and I3 industrial zones only under special condition 4-10, which subjects the facility to the county's Industrial Performance Standards, including the numeric noise ceilings set out at Unified Zoning Ordinance Section 4-10-6.
Tippecanoe County Data Center Noise Limits
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County Unified Zoning Ordinance, 3rd Edition § 4-10-6
4-10-6 NOISE: (a) Noise shall be measured in decibels with a sound level meter meeting the latest standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The instrument shall be set to the A-weighting scale and the meter to slow response... (b) The table in 4-10-6-b-1 below specifies noise limits that apply on or beyond adjacent lot lines or zone boundaries outside the user's property. N...
Data Center Moratoriums
Tippecanoe County added a "Large Data Center" zoning category through UZO Amendment 123, adopted November 3, 2025, but built in its own expiration date. Footnote 75 to the Permitted Use Table says the category itself "shall cease to exist" on November 30, 2026, turning the current permission into a one-year placeholder while the Area Plan Commission works out permanent siting rules.
Tippecanoe County Large Data Center Use Sunset
Significant RestrictionsTippecanoe County Unified Zoning Ordinance §§ 1-10-2 (definitions), 3-2 n.75 (Amend. 123)
LARGE DATA CENTER. A physical facility composed of one or more buildings totaling over 10,000 square feet of gross floor area housing networked computer servers used for data storage and processing, along with related supportive equipment including but not limited to backup power generators and cooling devices. (Amend 123) ... 75. This land use category shall cease to exist in the Permitted Use...
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