Corvallis, OR Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)

Corvallis's Land Development Code folds data centers into the broader Technology and Support Services use type defined in Section 3.0.30.03.cc, which covers any facility used to store and operate computer systems and associated components alongside call centers, customer support centers, and telemarketing centers. In the Limited Industrial (LI) Zone, Chapter 3.21's Table 3.21-2 splits that use type by staffing: a facility with 20 or fewer employees on its largest shift is a Primary use permitted outright, while a facility staffing more than 20 employees per shift needs Conditional Development approval under Chapter 2.3, meaning the Director or Planning Commission must review the specific site plan before Community Development can issue a building permit.

That staffing-based split runs throughout the LI Zone's commercial and industrial use table, applying the same 20-employee threshold to Vocational or Professional Training and Limited Manufacturing. Once a data center clears zoning review, the Code's parking chapter treats it differently again: Table 4.1-2 in Chapter 4.1 sets bicycle parking for the Technology and Support Services - Data Center use type at one space per 15,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, or 10 percent of total employees on the largest shift, whichever is greater, a far lower ratio than the one-per-1,500-sq.-ft. rate that applies to every other Technology and Support Services use, reflecting how few workers a server floor holds per square foot.