Yuba County has no data-center-specific ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use, belonging in the IG General Industrial or IL Light Industrial district under Development Code Chapter 11.09. Larger power-intensive projects need a use permit and CEQA review. Marysville and Wheatland set their own zoning.
Yuba County's Development Code (Title XI, adopted 2015, last amended March 2025) does not name data centers. Under Table 11.09.020, the Community Development Department classifies a server facility as an industrial use, General or Limited Industrial, Research and Development, or Indoor Warehousing and Distribution, all sited in the IG General Industrial or IL Light Industrial district. Research and Development is permitted by right in IL; a large, power-hungry facility is treated as Major Utilities, needing a Conditional or Minor Conditional Use Permit and CEQA review. Development standards (Table 11.09.030) allow a .50 floor-area ratio and 75-foot height, with a 15-foot side and 20-foot rear setback where industrial land abuts homes. These rules govern unincorporated land only.
Building a data center outside the IG or IL districts, or without a required use permit or CEQA clearance, is a zoning violation. The county can withhold building permits, issue stop-work orders, and require rezoning or permitting first.
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