Victorville, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Noise Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code
- Muni Code Ch. 13.01
- Industrial limit
- 75 dB(A) anytime
- Commercial limit
- 70 dB(A) anytime
- Home limit
- 65 day / 55 night
- Measured at
- Source property line
Summary
Victorville's Noise Control ordinance, Chapter 13.01, caps sound at the property line: 75 dB(A) anytime in industrial zones, 70 dB(A) anytime in commercial zones, and 65 dB(A) daytime dropping to 55 dB(A) overnight in residential zones. A data center's cooling and generators must comply.
Any noise level measurements made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be performed using a sound level meter as defined in this chapter. The location selected for measuring exterior noise levels shall be at any point on the property line of the offender or anywhere on the affected property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 13.01 of the Victorville Municipal Code sets base ambient noise limits by zone under Section 13.01.040: all industrial zones 75 dB(A) anytime, all commercial zones 70 dB(A) anytime, and residential zones 65 dB(A) from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 55 dB(A) from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Section 13.01.030 measures exterior noise at any point on the property line. Section 13.01.050 bars exceeding those limits by 5 dB(A) for thirty minutes an hour, scaling down to 20 dB(A) for any period. Airport operations at Southern California Logistics Airport are exempt under Section 13.01.060.
Violations & Fines
Noise over the Chapter 13.01 limits is a civil penalty under Section 13.01.070, enforceable by Code Compliance, and may be charged as an infraction; a permitted data center also risks breaching its Conditional Use Permit noise conditions.
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