Mobile, AL Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- By-right districts
- B-3, B-4, B-5, CW, I-1, I-2
- Governing table
- UDC Table 64-2-24.1 use table
- Parking ratio
- 1 space per 1,500 sq ft
- Residential districts
- Not permitted
Summary
Mobile's Unified Development Code lists 'data processing, hosting and related services (including data centers)' as a by-right use in six zoning districts, B-3, B-4, B-5, CW, I-1, and I-2, under the citywide use table.
Use Category | R-A | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-B | H-B | B-1 | T-B | LB-2 | B-2 | B-3 | B-4 | B-5 | CW | MM | ML | MH | I-1 | I-2 ... Data processing, hosting and related services (including data centers) | | | | | | | | | | | R | R | R | R | | | | R | R
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 67).
Full Breakdown
Table 64-2-24.1, adopted under Mobile City Code § 64-2-24, marks 'Data processing, hosting and related services (including data centers)' with an 'R', allowed by right, only in the Community Business (B-3), General Business (B-4), Office Distribution (B-5), Commercial Warehouse (CW), Light Industry (I-1), and Heavy Industry (I-2) districts; the entry is blank, meaning not permitted, in every residential district and most other commercial districts. Sec. 64-3-12's parking table separately sets a minimum of 1 parking space per 1,500 square feet of floor area for the use.
Violations & Fines
Siting a data center in a district where the use table leaves the entry blank, any residential district, H-B, B-1, T-B, LB-2, B-2, MM, or ML, is not a permitted use and will be denied at plan or site-plan review.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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