Baldwin Park, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated ordinance
- None
- Zones
- I-C and I industrial
- Permit level
- By-right industrial use
- CUP trigger
- Incinerator or blast furnace processes
- Adopted ban
- None
Summary
Baldwin Park has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in Table 153.050.020. A server facility is sited in the I-C or I industrial zones, permitted by right under the manufacturing, research and testing use category.
If a use is not specifically listed in Table 153.050.020, that use is prohibited. However, the Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to determine whether the proposed use shall be permitted based on the finding that the use is similar to and no more detrimental than a particular use permitted in the zone.
(D) New merchandise. Any use that involves the sale of merchandise, retail or wholesale shall limit these sales to only new merchandise. This shall not apply to antique shops, secondhand stores, used automotive sales and other uses approved by the Director of Community Development. TABLE 153.050.020 Permitted and Conditionally Permitted P Permitted use Uses within Commercial and Industrial CUP Conditional use permit required
Zones A Accessory use – Use not allowed Land Use C-1 C-2 F-C I-C I Additional Regulations P Permitted use
Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses within Commercial CUP Conditional use permit required
and Industrial Zones A Accessory use – Use not allowed Land Use C-1 C-2 F-C I-C I Additional Regulations
Full Breakdown
Baldwin Park's Zoning Code, Chapter 153, names no data-center use. Table 153.050.020 permits Manufacturing, Assembly, Industrial, Welding, Storage, Fabrication, Research and Testing Establishments by right in the Industrial-Commercial (I-C) and Industrial (I) zones, and a data center is classified into that category. Section 153.050.020(C) prohibits any use not listed, while giving the Zoning Administrator authority to find a proposed use similar to and no more detrimental than a listed use. Uses involving an incinerator, blast furnace, or similar industrial process require a Conditional Use Permit and CEQA review. Monterey Park and Alhambra adopted data-center bans; Baldwin Park has not.
Violations & Fines
Operating a data center outside the I-C or I zones, or without a required Conditional Use Permit, is a Zoning Code violation enforced through citations, civil penalties, and abatement.
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