Chino Hills has no cryptocurrency-mining ordinance. A commercial mining warehouse is treated as a data center: sited in the Business Park or Light Industrial district after a Director use determination, and bound by the Section 16.48.020 noise limits.
The Development Code contains no crypto, bitcoin, blockchain, or mining use, and no energy cap. A room of mining rigs draws power and throws heat and noise like any server hall, so the Community Development Director classifies it under Section 16.79.015(C) as General Manufacturing or Warehouse in the BP or LI district, and Site Plan approval then goes to the Planning Commission. Noise stays inside Table 16.48-1, and the five dBA tonal penalty applies to rig fans. Home mining is ordinary residential use, with Chapter 16.56 governing any home occupation permit.
No crypto-specific penalty exists. A commercial mining operation outside the BP or LI districts is a zoning violation, and noise over the Section 16.48.020 limits draws Code Enforcement action.
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