Santa Clara has no cryptocurrency-mining ordinance. A commercial mining operation is treated as a data center - sited in the office and industrial zones under Section 18.60.090 and bound by the Section 9.10.040 noise limits, with no energy cap aimed at mining.
The City Code contains no crypto-mining, bitcoin, or blockchain use category. A warehouse of mining rigs draws power and produces heat and noise like any data center, so it falls under the "Data Centers" use in Table 18.16.020 - allowed by right or Minor Use Permit in Light Industrial and by Conditional Use Permit in office and research zones. Cooling noise must stay within Section 9.10.040: 70 dBA in Light Industrial, 75 dBA in Heavy Industrial, and 55 dBA daytime / 50 dBA overnight where it reaches homes. Silicon Valley Power sets electric rates and controls grid connection, but no ordinance singles out mining. 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 office and industrial zones, or without a required Use Permit, is a zoning violation, and noise over the Section 9.10.040 limits is enforced by the City.
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