Modoc County has no ordinance specific to cryptocurrency or blockchain mining. A commercial mine is treated like any data center: allowed in the Industrial-Light (IL) or Industrial (I) zone, subject to the General Plan Noise Element and CEQA review for discretionary approvals.
Nothing in the Modoc County Code names cryptocurrency, bitcoin, or blockchain mining. Because a mine is a room of servers and cooling gear, it is regulated exactly like a data center: classified by the planning department as an industrial use, sited in the IL or I zone under Title 18, and requiring a building permit plus a use permit and CEQA review for a larger or objectionable facility. Continuous noise from mining rigs and cooling must keep nearby residences within the General Plan Noise Element's 60-65 dB Ldn thresholds. Small-scale hobby mining inside a home falls under ordinary residential and home-occupation rules, not industrial zoning.
No crypto-specific penalty exists. A commercial mine built outside an industrial zone, without a required building or use permit, or exceeding the General Plan noise thresholds through CEQA conditions, faces county zoning and permit enforcement until it conforms.
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