Escondido has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Under Zoning Code Table 33-564, a data center is classified into the nearest listed use - Utilities or Communication facilities, permitted by right in the I-O, M-1, and M-2 industrial zones.
Escondido's Zoning Code (Municipal Code Chapter 33) does not name "data center" as a use. Table 33-564 governs the industrial zones - Industrial/Office (I-O), Light Industrial (M-1), General Industrial (M-2), and Industrial Park (I-P) - and the Planning Division classifies a project into the closest listed use. "Utilities" and "Communication facilities" are permitted by right (P) in I-O, M-1, and M-2, needing only plot plan review and a building permit. A larger "Transmission/communication facilities" use requires a Conditional Use Permit (C) in M-1 and M-2, and a "Power plant" requires one in M-2 and I-P. A Conditional Use Permit is discretionary and triggers CEQA review and a public hearing.
Building or operating a data center outside an industrial zone, or without a Conditional Use Permit when one is required, is a Zoning Code violation enforced by Escondido Code Compliance through stop-work orders, penalties, and abatement.
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