Del Norte County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use for the M — Manufacturing and Industrial District, needing a discretionary Use Permit, CEQA review, and, anywhere in the coastal zone, a Coastal Development Permit.
Unincorporated Del Norte County regulates data centers only through general industrial zoning, not a data-center-specific chapter. Land use is governed by Title 20 (non-coastal zoning) and Title 21 (coastal zoning); a server or computing facility is an industrial use belonging in the M — Manufacturing and Industrial District (Title 21, Chapter 21.31). A facility of that scale requires a discretionary Use Permit from the Planning Commission, which triggers CEQA environmental review of water, power, traffic, and noise. Because Del Norte is a coastal county, any site inside the Coastal Zone also needs a Coastal Development Permit under the county's certified Local Coastal Program before construction.
Building a data center outside the M district, or without a required Use Permit, CEQA clearance, or (in the Coastal Zone) a Coastal Development Permit, is a zoning violation that can halt the project until it conforms.
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