El Monte has no cryptocurrency-mining ordinance. A commercial mining facility is regulated like any data center - sited in an M-1 or M-2 manufacturing zone, classified into the closest listed use, and bound by the Chapter 8.36 property-line noise limits.
El Monte's Zoning Code contains no crypto-mining, bitcoin, or blockchain use and no energy cap targeting mining. A warehouse of mining rigs draws power and sheds heat and noise like a data center, so the Planning Director classifies it into the nearest listed use in Table 17.42-1 - light manufacturing, research and development, or a distribution/warehouse center - inside an M-1 or M-2 zone. It is by-right if it fits a permitted use, or needs a Conditional Use Permit and CEQA review for construction over 5,000 square feet within 150 feet of homes. Continuous cooling noise must stay within the Section 8.36.040 limits. Home mining is residential use, subject to the same property-line limits.
There are no crypto-specific penalties. A commercial mining operation outside the M-1 or M-2 zones, or without a required Conditional Use Permit, is a zoning violation, and noise over the Section 8.36.040 limits is a misdemeanor.
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