Compton, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated ordinance
- None
- Zones
- M-L, M-H manufacturing
- By-right
- Listed manufacturing use
- CUP
- Section 30-26; CEQA + hearing
- Moratorium
- None adopted
Summary
Compton has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers site in the city's industrial zones - Limited Manufacturing (M-L) and Heavy Manufacturing (M-H) - classified into the nearest permitted manufacturing use under Zoning Code Chapter 30, with a Conditional Use Permit and CEQA review where required.
The following uses and buildings of less than 50,000 square feet in size shall be permitted in the Limited Manufacturing Zone (M-L); provided, however, nothing in this subsection is intended to permit any use or process set forth in paragraph b of subsection 30-15.2.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4952997; v15 updated 2026-07-14; through 07-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
Compton's Zoning Code (Municipal Code Chapter 30) does not name "data center" as a use. A server facility is sited in the Limited Manufacturing (M-L, formerly M-1) or Heavy Manufacturing (M-H, formerly M-2) zone and classified into the closest listed use in Section 30-14.2 or Section 30-15.2. A use fitting a listed industrial or manufacturing category is permitted by right with a ministerial building permit. A use not listed, or one triggering discretionary review, needs a Conditional Use Permit under Section 30-26, which brings CEQA review and a Planning Commission hearing. Compton has adopted no data-center moratorium or study.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center outside an M-L or M-H zone, or without a required Conditional Use Permit, is a Zoning Code violation enforced through stop-work orders, citations, and abatement by Community Development.
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Sources & Official References
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