Eagle Mountain, UT Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Base zoning
- Permitted (P), EMMC 17.40.020 Industrial zone
- Special use conditions
- None; not marked 'S' in table
- Max height
- 5 stories, EMMC 17.40.050
- Setbacks
- 25 ft front, 50 ft sides, 20-50 ft rear
- Large-project overlay
- RTI Ch. 17.48, 100 jobs/100,000 sq ft trigger
Summary
Eagle Mountain treats data centers as a standard permitted use in its industrial zone, with no special approval required. EMMC 17.40.020's land use table marks 'Data Center' 'P' among the industrial zone's mixed industrial uses, alongside flex-space, light manufacturing, and office parks; a data center just needs the site plan review the industrial zone already requires.
P = Permitted. ... Industrial Land Uses Land Use(s) Ind. ... Data Center P
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
75 EMMC, a data center carries no additional special-use conditions. 050 caps building height at five stories. 020 requires the special RTI approval process, including a city council-approved development agreement and Development Review Committee (DRC) site plan review, for any project with a minimum of 100 or more permanent jobs at an average hourly wage equal to or greater than Utah County's average hourly wage, or a minimum of 100,000 square feet of building floor area in a building or buildings within a single phase of development. 020(E).
Violations & Fines
A data center that departs from the industrial zone's setback, height, or site plan requirements in EMMC 17.40.030 through 17.40.050 is a Title 17 development-standards violation the planning director investigates under EMMC 17.15.020(E), which can require the project to be brought into compliance before occupancy. A project that meets the RTI overlay's 100-job or 100,000-square-foot thresholds but proceeds without the EMMC 17.48.020 development agreement and DRC site plan approval has skipped a mandatory step in that special approval process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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