Elk Grove, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated ordinance
- None
- Zones
- LI, LI/FX, HI, MP industrial
- By-right
- R&D or warehouse use
- CUP
- Distribution or manufacturing use
- Discretionary review
- CEQA + hearing
Summary
Elk Grove has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the industrial zones - LI, LI/FX, HI, and MP - classified into the closest use, permitted by right or by conditional use permit.
The light industrial district is intended for low to medium intensity uses that involve the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, or processing of primarily finished materials. These activities, along with supportive and complementary uses, such as storage, shipping, retail, wholesale, or sales operations, are allowed in this district.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937385; v2 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
Elk Grove's Zoning Code (Municipal Code Title 23) does not name "data center" as a use. A data center is sited in the City's industrial base zones - Light Industrial (LI), Light Industrial/Flex (LI/FX), Heavy Industrial (HI), and Industrial-Office Park (MP) - and classified into the closest use in Table 23.27-1. Classed as Research and Development or Warehouse, it is permitted by right (P) in LI, LI/FX, and HI. Classed as Distribution or Manufacturing, it needs a conditional use permit (CUP) in MP or LI/FX. A CUP is discretionary and triggers CEQA review and a public hearing. Elk Grove has adopted no moratorium.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center outside an industrial zone, or without a required conditional use permit, is a Title 23 zoning violation enforced by Code Enforcement through stop-work orders, penalties, and abatement.
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Sources & Official References
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