Anaheim, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Zone
- Industrial (I), Table 10-A
- Code
- Sec. 18.10.030.060
- Use Class
- No data-center class exists
- Unlisted Uses
- Prohibited in base I zone
- Determination
- Director classifies (Sec. 18.36.020)
Summary
Anaheim's Zoning Code has no data-center use class. Because the Industrial (I) zone's Table 10-A doesn't list them and unlisted uses are prohibited, the Planning & Building Director must classify a data center under an existing use before it can be built.
Any use class that is not listed in Tables 10-A, 10-B or 10-C is not permitted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-28: Code: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026 | Zoning: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026).
Full Breakdown
Under Municipal Code Section 18.10.030, the Industrial (I) zone permits uses only if they appear in Table 10-A, and subsection .060 states any use class not listed is not permitted. No "data center" or "server farm" class exists anywhere in Title 18. Section 18.36.020 gives the Planning & Building Director authority to interpret which existing class a data center fits: for example "Industry," "Research & Development," or "Warehousing & Storage-Enclosed," all permitted by right in the I zone, while a large on-site substation ("Utilities-Major") needs a conditional use permit. Uses fitting no class follow the Section 18.66.040 unlisted-use path, ending in a Planning Commission CUP. Discretionary approvals trigger CEQA review.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center in the Industrial zone without the required use-classification determination or, where applicable, a conditional use permit is a zoning violation enforced by Anaheim Planning & Building code enforcement.
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