Glendale, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated ordinance
- None
- Zoning code
- City's own Title 30
- Zone
- IND industrial (Chapter 30.13)
- By-right
- R&D, office, or utility use
- Moratorium
- None adopted
Summary
Glendale has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its Zoning Code. Data centers site in the IND industrial zone under Chapter 30.13, permitted by right where the community development director classifies them as research and development, office, or utility use.
The IND zone is applied to areas appropriate for live/work housing and industrial activities including, but not limited to, assembly, entertainment production, manufacturing, research and development, service, and testing activities, in conformance with the general plan.
B. T (Transportation) Zone. The T zone is applied to those properties within the railroad right-of-way, in conformance with the general plan. (Ord. 5399 Attach. A, 2004; Ord. 5416 § 9, 2004) § 30.13.020. Industrial district land uses and permit requirements.
A. Permitted Primary Use and Structures. No building, structure or land shall be used and no building, structure or use in the industrial zoning districts shall be erected, structurally altered, enlarged or established except the following permitted uses, buildings and structures identified with a "P" in Table 30.13-A.
B. Conditional Uses and Structures. The following uses and structures identified with a "C" in Table 30.13-A may be permitted in the industrial zoning districts subject to approval of a conditional use permit (Chapter 30.42). The development standards of this zone shall apply except as otherwise provided herein.
C.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4983441; v20 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
Glendale is a charter city with its own Zoning Code (Title 30) and its own utility, Glendale Water & Power. Chapter 30.13 governs the IND industrial zone, applied along San Fernando Road and the city's industrial corridors. Table 30.13-A names no "data center" use. Under Section 30.13.020.H, an unlisted use is barred unless the community development director finds it similar to a listed permitted use. A server building reads as research and development, office, business support, or utility and transmission facilities - each permitted by right (P). Uses classified as conditional need a Conditional Use Permit under Chapter 30.42, triggering CEQA review. The IMU-R and SFMU mixed-use zones also allow industrial uses. Glendale has adopted no data-center moratorium.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center outside a zone that permits it, or without a required Conditional Use Permit, is a Title 30 zoning violation enforced by Community Development through stop-work orders, penalties, and abatement.
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