Lancaster, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Noise Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code
- Muni Code Ch. 8.24
- dBA limit
- None adopted
- Night
- 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Standard
- Nuisance, not decibels
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000
Summary
Lancaster sets no decibel limit. Chapter 8.24 bans unnecessary noise that is physically annoying to persons of ordinary sensitiveness, a narrative nuisance standard. Night runs 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Violation is a misdemeanor carrying up to $1,000 and six months jail.
no person shall make, cause or suffer, or permit to be made upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him/her any unnecessary noises or sounds which are physically annoying to persons of ordinary sensitiveness which are so harsh or so prolonged or unnatural or unusual in their use, time, or place as to occasion physical discomfort
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 10 - 2025).
Full Breakdown
Lancaster Municipal Code Chapter 8.24 contains no dBA table. Section 8.24.030 prohibits unnecessary noises that are physically annoying to persons of ordinary sensitiveness, or so harsh, prolonged, unnatural, or unusual as to cause physical discomfort to a neighborhood. Section 8.24.020 defines day as 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and night as 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Section 8.24.040 bars loud construction equipment within 500 feet of a dwelling between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. Data-center chillers and generators are judged against this nuisance test plus CEQA noise study. Los Angeles County sets numeric dBA limits; Lancaster does not.
Violations & Fines
Noise violating Chapter 8.24 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000, six months in county jail, or both, with each day a separate offense.
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