Chandler, AZ Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Primary use
- PAD zoning only
- Ancillary limit
- 10% of building footprint
- Third-party leasing
- Not allowed (ancillary)
- Ordinance 5033
- Effective Jan 5, 2023
- Code section
- Sec. 35-2214
Summary
Data centers may operate in Chandler only if explicitly approved within a Planned Area Development (PAD) zoning district. A 2022 amendment, Ordinance 5033, removed by-right siting in employment corridors, citing few post-construction jobs on high-value land.
Data Centers are not permitted to operate in the City of Chandler unless explicitly approved as part of a Planned Area Development zoning district. Data Centers that are ancillary to another primary use are permitted if they a) occupy no more than ten percent of the building footprint, b) are used to serve the enterprise functions of the on-site property owner and are not used to lease data storage and processing services to third parties, and c) are not housed in a separate stand-alone structure on the parcel.
Full Breakdown
Ordinance No. 5033 (adopted December 8, 2022; effective January 5, 2023) added Section 35-2214 to Chandler's Zoning Code. Data centers may not operate unless explicitly approved as part of a Planned Area Development district; there is no by-right industrial siting. A data center ancillary to another primary use is allowed only if it occupies no more than ten percent of the building footprint, serves the on-site owner's own enterprise functions (no leasing to third parties), and is not in a stand-alone structure. Staff cited the low post-construction job counts relative to the high-value employers targeted along the Price Road corridor.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center outside an approved Planned Area Development district is an unlawful use under Chandler's Zoning Code, subject to enforcement by Development Services and the Zoning Administrator, including stop-work orders and permit denial.
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