Las Vegas, NV Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Definition
- Networked computers, storage, computing infrastructure
- Special approval
- No Conditional Use or SUP standard listed
- Parking, general areas
- 1 space per 300 sq ft
- Parking, storage-only rooms
- None required
- Minimum parking
- 2 spaces per facility
- Governing section
- LVMC 19.12.070
Summary
Las Vegas treats data centers as a defined, by-right land use under LVMC 19.12.070, with no Conditional Use or Special Use Permit standards attached, unlike many other Title 19 uses; the only site-specific rule is a parking formula tied to how much floor area holds server or network infrastructure equipment.
Data Center. Description: A facility composed of networked computers, storage systems and computing infrastructure used to assemble, process, store and disseminate large amounts of data. On-site Parking Requirements: No parking is required for rooms used exclusively for network infrastructure storage. For all other areas, one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area is required, with a minimum of two spaces required for any facility.
Full Breakdown
020). Unlike neighboring uses in the same chapter, such as Daily Labor Service or Delivery and Service Vehicle Storage, the Data Center entry carries no "Minimum Special Use Permit Requirements" heading and no numbered conditional-use standards: the code moves directly from the description to the parking formula. That absence matters for siting, because a data center located in a zoning district where Title 19's Land Use Tables list it as a Permitted use faces no additional buffer, screening, noise or setback condition beyond the district's own base development standards; the Land Use Table entries for Data Center consistently show only the Permitted-use mark, with no Conditional Use or Special Use Permit mark, across the citywide and Downtown-area use tables checked.
The parking standard itself is specific: no parking is required for rooms used exclusively for network infrastructure storage, while every other area of the facility must provide one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of two spaces required for any facility regardless of size.
Violations & Fines
Operating a data center outside the zoning districts where Title 19's Land Use Tables list it as a permitted use, or without meeting the parking ratio at LVMC 19.12.070, is a misdemeanor under LVMC 19.00.090. The City can deny a building permit or business license, issue a Stop Work Order for noncompliant construction, and pursue nuisance abatement through the City Attorney for any use maintained contrary to Title 19.
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