Acworth, GA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted district
- Heavy Industrial (HI) only
- Approval type
- Special Use, Mayor and Board of Aldermen
- Use table section
- § 73-4.4
- HI district list
- § 73-5.11(D)(3), item 3
- All other districts
- Not permitted (dash in Use Table)
Summary
Acworth's Use Table permits crypto mining operations, server farms, and data centers in exactly one zoning district, Heavy Industrial (HI), and even there only as a Special Use requiring Mayor and Board of Aldermen approval. Every residential, commercial, office, and Light Industrial column in the table shows the use as flatly not permitted.
INDUSTRIAL R-1 R-2 R-3 R-5 RM-6 RM-8 C-1 C-2 OP L1 HI ... crypto mining, server farms, data centers — — — — — — — — — — S ... D.Special Uses Permitted by Board of Aldermen.1. ... Adult Entertainment.2.Extended Stay Facilities.3. ... Cryptocurrency mining operations, server farms, and/or data centers.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
4, the Zoning Ordinance's Use Table, lists "crypto mining, server farms, data centers" under the Industrial use category with a dash in every column except one: the Heavy Industrial (HI) district, marked "S" for Special Use. 3 fire and heat standards, unless the Board expressly modifies them as part of the special-use approval. 11(D)(3) confirms the same limitation from the district side: the HI district's list of "Special Uses Permitted by Board of Aldermen" names "Cryptocurrency mining operations, server farms, and/or data centers" third, alongside adult entertainment, extended stay facilities, recycling collection centers, and telecommunications towers.
11(A) as intended for major manufacturing, warehousing, and research facilities requiring open storage and large amounts of land, uses that may affect the surrounding environment, with access to major streets and utilities. No other district in the table, including Light Industrial (L1), C-1, C-2, OP, or any residential district, carries an entry for this use, so a data center or mining operation cannot locate anywhere else in the city regardless of the applicant's willingness to meet the supplemental fire, heat, and noise standards.
Violations & Fines
Operating a data center, server farm, or crypto mining facility outside the Heavy Industrial district, or without the required Special Use permit inside it, is an unpermitted use under Section 73-10.2: the Development Director can order the use to cease, withhold a certificate of occupancy, or revoke any permit issued, and the operator faces civil penalties up to $1,000.00 per day and criminal fines up to $1,000.00 or 60 days in jail under Section 73-10.2.4, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a data center locate in Acworth's Light Industrial district?
What approval does a data center need in the Heavy Industrial district?
Does the Special Use permit replace the fire and heat rules?
Sources & Official References
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