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Lodi, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Noise Limits (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Code
Municipal Code Chapter 9.24
Fixed dBA table
None
Nighttime limit
Ambient + 5 dB, 10pm-7am
Standard type
Nuisance + performance
Penalty
Infraction, up to $250

Summary

The City of Lodi sets no fixed decibel table for data centers. Municipal Code Chapter 9.24 bars any loud or unnecessary noise as a nuisance, and caps nighttime noise at ambient plus five decibels at a residential property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to cause, permit, or generate any noise or sound as described herein between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. which exceeds the ambient noise level at the property line of any residential property ... as determined at the time of such reading by more than five decibels.

Source: Lodi Municipal Code (Development Code Title 17 & Noise Regulation Chapter 9.24)View official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).

Full Breakdown

Unlike San Joaquin County's fixed 50/45 dBA table, Lodi enforces noise through nuisance and performance standards. Municipal Code Section 9.24.020 makes it unlawful to make any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that disturbs a neighborhood, judged without a meter. Section 9.24.030(C) adds the one numeric limit: between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., noise may not exceed the ambient level at a residential property line by more than five decibels, for commercial and noncommercial sources alike. The code defines commercial noise to include compressors, fans, and air conditioning units - the continuous equipment a data center runs. Zoning Section 17.14.040(F) also bars any use from exceeding the General Plan noise standards. A violation is an infraction, fined up to $250.

Violations & Fines

Noise over the Section 9.24.030(C) nighttime limit, or any nuisance noise under 9.24.020, is an infraction fined up to $250, enforced by police or the Community Development Director.

Frequently Asked Questions

How loud can a data center be in Lodi?
Lodi sets no fixed decibel cap. Its main numeric rule bars nighttime noise, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., from exceeding the ambient level at a residential property line by more than five decibels under Section 9.24.030(C).
What noise rule protects homes near a Lodi data center?
Daytime, the general nuisance standard in Section 9.24.020 applies. At night, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., equipment noise can add no more than five decibels above ambient at a home's property line.

Sources & Official References

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