Unincorporated El Dorado County has no cryptocurrency-mining ordinance. A commercial mining operation is treated like a data center - an industrial use classified under Section 130.20.030, sited by Conditional Use Permit in the IL or IH zone and held to the same CEQA and General Plan noise limits.
El Dorado County's code contains no crypto-mining, bitcoin, or blockchain use type. Because a mining facility is a room of servers and cooling equipment, the Planning Director classifies it the same as a data center - typically Industrial - Specialized, requiring a Conditional Use Permit in the Industrial-Low (IL) or Industrial-High (IH) zone. Discretionary approval triggers CEQA review of power and water demand, and continuous noise from rigs and cooling must meet the General Plan Table 6-2 limits - 45 dBA at night in Community areas, 40 dBA in Rural areas - measured at the nearest home. Home-scale mining is treated as ordinary residential use subject to those same neighbor-measured noise limits.
No crypto-specific penalty exists. A commercial mining facility built without a Conditional Use Permit, outside an industrial zone, or exceeding the Table 6-2 noise limits, faces county zoning and noise enforcement until it conforms.
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