Santa Barbara County has no data-center-specific ordinance. A data center is treated as an industrial use, belonging in the M-RP, M-1, or M-2 zones, and needs a discretionary land use permit plus CEQA review. County zoning covers only unincorporated land, not the eight cities.
The County's Land Use and Development Code (Chapter 35) does not define 'data center.' Planning classifies a server-and-computing facility as an industrial use, allowed in the M-RP Industrial Research Park, M-1 Light Industry, or M-2 General Industry zones. Because it is not listed by right, the use requires a discretionary entitlement — a Development Plan and/or Conditional Use Permit under Section 35.82.060 — which triggers CEQA review of power, water, and noise. Parcels in the Coastal Zone fall under the separate Coastal Zoning Ordinance and also need a Coastal Development Permit. These rules govern only unincorporated land; the eight incorporated cities, including Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Lompoc, set their own zoning.
Building a data center without the required Development Plan or Conditional Use Permit, or on non-industrial land, is a zoning violation. Planning & Development can deny permits, issue stop-work orders, and pursue code-enforcement penalties.
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