Lakewood has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" definition in its zoning code. A server facility is sited in the M-1 or M-2 manufacturing zones under the catch-all industrial use clause, subject to a nuisance limit on excessive noise.
Lakewood's zoning code, Article IX Chapter 3, lists permitted uses zone by zone. Section 9360 names the M-1 Light Manufacturing uses, and Section 9368 adds heavy uses in M-2. Neither names a data center, and the Article IX definitions contain no such term. Section 9360.B.35 lets the City classify an unlisted light-industrial use as permitted if it is not more obnoxious than the enumerated ones, and deems it prohibited in all cases of doubt. That call sits with the Director of Community Development. Section 9361.A bars any M-1 use objectionable by excessive noise or vibration. Lakewood is a built-out post-war suburb, so its manufacturing land is scarce.
Operating a data center outside M-1 or M-2, or without required permits, violates the zoning ordinance. Section 4327 lets the City abate unlawful use of property as a public nuisance.
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