Fort Worth, TX Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)

101 defines DATA CENTER as real and personal property consisting of buildings or structures specifically designed or modified to house networked computers and data and transaction processing equipment, including power and cooling infrastructure, whether operated as a service to outside customers or for a single user's own affiliates and vendors. 803 lists 'Data center' with a plain 'P' (no asterisk) in only three of the table's thirteen zoning columns: I (Light Industrial), J (Medium Industrial) and K (Heavy Industrial). 801(d) states an empty cell means the use is not allowed in that district, though a conditional use permit can be sought under Chapter 4, Article 4 for any use not permitted anywhere.

Because 'Data center' carries no asterisk in the table, none of the Chapter 5 supplemental use standards apply, and no CUP or special exception review is required inside I, J or K. 1000(c)-(d) sets a 3-story/55-foot height cap, a 10-foot rear yard where adjacent to residential zoning, a 5-foot interior side yard where adjacent to residential zoning, off-street parking of one space per 500 square feet of gross floor area (or one per three employees, whichever is greater), and landscaping of 4% of net site area or a 30-foot buffer along public rights-of-way. 1004 for moderate- and heavy-intensity industrial uses respectively. No moratorium, crypto-mining-specific rule, or additional data-center overlay appears elsewhere in the zoning ordinance text.