Fremont has no dedicated data-center ordinance. A data center is classified as "data processing and hosting" within the Information use (NAICS 51), permitted by right in all three industrial districts - Service (I-S), Tech (I-T), and General (I-G) - subject to hazardous-materials review and mandatory design review.
Fremont's Zoning Ordinance (Municipal Code Title 18) names no "data center" use. Table 18.50.090 places "data processing and hosting" inside the Information category (NAICS 51), permitted by right in the I-S, I-T, and I-G industrial districts, subject to note 5 high-intensity hazardous-materials review under Section 18.190.220. Telecommunication facilities are excluded and regulated separately in Chapter 18.190. Every industrial development requires a design review permit under Section 18.50.050(j), and discretionary approvals trigger CEQA. Uses not listed are prohibited unless a finding of similarity is approved under Chapter 18.250. Fremont has adopted no data-center moratorium.
Building or operating a data center outside an industrial district, without the required design review permit, or beyond the Section 18.50.040 performance standards is a zoning violation enforced by the building official through citations and abatement.
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