Huntington Beach has no cryptocurrency-mining ordinance. A commercial mining facility is treated like any data center: permitted by right as an industrial use in the IG, IL, and RT districts and bound by the Chapter 8.40 noise limits.
The Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance has no crypto-mining, bitcoin, or blockchain use category and no energy cap targeting mining. A warehouse of mining rigs draws power and produces heat and noise like a data center, so it is classified as "Industry, General" and permitted by right (P) in the IG, IL, and RT districts, needing a conditional use permit only within 150 feet of a residential district. Its fixed cooling noise must stay within Municipal Code Section 8.40.050: 70 dB(A) on industrial land and 50 dB(A) overnight near homes. Zoning note 212.04(N) also caps heat radiated beyond the property at five degrees Fahrenheit. Home mining is residential use, bound by the same property-line noise limits.
There are no crypto-specific penalties. A commercial mining operation outside an industrial district, or without a required conditional use permit, is a zoning violation, and noise over the Section 8.40.050 limits is enforced by the City.
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