Lyon County, NV Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)

Lyon County's Land Use and Development Code contains no zoning district, use-table entry or dimensional standard aimed at data centers as a use; the word 'data center' appears in the code only inside Ordinance No. 641 (Bill 25-03), which approved a development agreement with Tract Capital Management, LP for the 460-acre Silver Springs Technology Park on Assessor's Parcel Numbers 015-111-01, 02, 04, 05, 06 and part of 015-091-08. That project, and any future one of similar scale, is sited through the county's general large-project review track rather than a use-specific ordinance: LCC § 15.211.01 requires a Specific Plan for any master plan land use map amendment over 160 acres and allows one for projects of 40 acres or more, and SSTP's footprint clears both thresholds.

Before the Planning Commission can recommend approval and the Board of County Commissioners can adopt it, LCC § 15.211.04 requires findings that the plan is consistent with the master plan, furthers the purposes stated for the applicable zoning district, and will not be detrimental to public health, safety or welfare or to nearby properties and improvements. The Board sits as the final hearing body after a noticed public hearing. Community Development processes the specific plan application and any companion development agreement; the SSTP agreement itself was reviewed under LCC § 15.110 and adopted by ordinance after two readings before the Board, with the Clerk of the Board recording the agreement with the county recorder. No separate 'data center overlay,' floor-area cap or power-use standard exists; siting turns entirely on the Specific Plan and development agreement findings described above.