Moorpark, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated ordinance
- None
- Zones
- M-1, M-2 industrial
- Use permit
- Zoning Clearance
- Big buildings
- IPD permit if 50,000+ sq ft
- Own zoning code
- Yes, Title 17 (2023)
Summary
The City of Moorpark has its own adopted Title 17 zoning code and no data-center use category. A data center sites in the M-1 or M-2 industrial zone as manufacturing, warehousing, or a research use, permitted by Zoning Clearance.
The purpose of this zone is to provide suitable areas for the exclusive development of light industrial, service, technical research and related business office uses in an industrial park context, in conjunction with stringent standards of building design, noise, landscaping and performance.
B. Limited Industrial (M-2) Zone. The purpose of this zone is to provide suitable areas for the development of a broad range of industrial and quasi-industrial activities of a light manufacturing, processing or fabrication nature, while providing appropriate safeguards for adjoining industrial sites, nearby nonindustrial properties and the surrounding community.
C. Industrial Flex (I-F) Zone. The purpose of this zone is to provide a broader mix of light industrial and specialty or destination commercial uses, as well as provide services for employees and businesses located within the vicinity. Examples of uses include makerspaces, small business incubators or start-up spaces, business offices and service-based commercial uses such as restaurants, brew pubs, coffee houses, and similar uses that activate the area in the evening and weekends. (Ord. 514 § 10, 2023; Ord. 515 § 10, 2023)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978490; v10 updated 2026-07-01).
Full Breakdown
Moorpark comprehensively updated its Municipal Code Title 17 zoning in 2023 (Ordinances 514 and 515), replacing reliance on the Ventura County ordinance. Table 17.20.060 names no 'data center' use. A server facility is classified into the closest listed industrial use - 'manufacturing, assembly, and product fabrication' including computers and electronics, 'warehousing,' or 'research and scientific laboratories' - each permitted by Zoning Clearance in the M-1 Industrial Park and M-2 Limited Industrial zones. New industrial construction of 50,000 square feet or greater requires a discretionary Industrial Planned Development permit with CEQA review and a public hearing; smaller buildings need an administrative permit. Unlike some California cities, Moorpark has adopted no data-center moratorium.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center outside the M-1 or M-2 zones, or without the required Industrial Planned Development permit, violates Title 17 and is enforced by Moorpark Code Compliance through stop-work orders and abatement.
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