Newport Beach has no cryptocurrency-mining ordinance. A commercial mining facility is treated like any data center: sited in the IG industrial district, classified into the nearest use for its permit, and bound by the Chapter 10.26 noise limits.
Newport Beach's Municipal Code contains no crypto-mining, bitcoin, or blockchain use and no energy cap. A warehouse of mining rigs draws power and produces heat and noise like a data center, so it is located in the IG General Industrial district and classified into the nearest listed use under Section 20.12.020 — a Communication Facility needing a Minor Use Permit. Continuous cooling noise must stay within Section 10.26.025: 70 dB(A) on industrial land and 50 dB(A) overnight where it reaches homes. Home-based mining is ordinary residential use, subject to the same property-line noise limits.
There are no crypto-specific penalties. A commercial mining operation outside the IG district, or without a required use permit, is a zoning violation, and noise over the Section 10.26.025 limits is enforced by the city.
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