Lakewood has no cryptocurrency-mining ordinance. A commercial mining operation is handled as an unlisted industrial use in the M-1 or M-2 zones and must meet the Section 9376 limit of 60 dBA at residential property lines.
The Lakewood Municipal Code contains no crypto, bitcoin, blockchain, or mining use category, and no energy cap aimed at mining. A room of mining rigs draws power and throws off heat and fan noise like a data center, so the City classifies it under the Section 9360.B.35 catch-all for unlisted light-industrial uses in M-1, or under Section 9368 in M-2. Section 9361.A bars any M-1 use that is objectionable by excessive noise or vibration. Cooling fans must stay within the Section 9376 standard of 60 dBA at a residential property line. Home mining is ordinary residential use, but the same mechanical-equipment noise limit reaches equipment audible at a neighbor's line.
No crypto-specific penalty exists. A commercial mining site outside M-1 or M-2 is a zoning violation abatable under Section 4327, and noise past Section 9376 is a public nuisance.
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