Davis names no data-center use. A data center fits the Industrial (I) district by right as a research, laboratory, or storage use, or the Industrial Administration and Research (I-R) district by planning commission determination, both under Article 40.24 performance standards.
Davis Municipal Code Chapter 40 lists no "data center" or "computer operations" use. Section 40.20.020(a) permits any manufacturing, processing, assembling, research and development, laboratory, wholesale, or storage use in the Industrial (I) district that complies with Article 40.24 performance standards. In the Industrial Administration and Research (I-R) district, Section 40.19.020(g) lets the planning commission admit any research or light manufacturing use of the same general character, and Section 40.19.070 requires enclosed buildings plus site plan and architectural approval by the director. A data center on peripheral agricultural, open space, or urban reserve land triggers Chapter 41, the Measure J/R/D right-to-vote ordinance, requiring council approval, CEQA compliance, and a citywide majority vote.
Operating a data center outside the I or I-R districts, or exceeding the Article 40.24 performance standards, is a zoning violation the city abates through code enforcement, permit revocation, and civil penalties.
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