Modoc County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. A server facility is treated as an industrial use: the Industrial-Light (IL) zone if modest and building-enclosed, or the Industrial (I) zone for a large power- and cooling-intensive plant. Unlisted, planning classifies it as a similar use; discretionary approvals trigger CEQA.
Title 18 of the Modoc County Code never names data centers, so the planning department fits one into the industrial framework. Chapter 18.50 permits electronic and computer equipment by right in the Industrial-Light (IL) zone when conducted within a building; Chapter 18.54 lets the Industrial (I) zone host almost all industrial uses, including electronic components, warehouses, distribution facilities, and public utilities. A facility not matching a listed use is approved as a similar use under Section 18.100.010, and any use with objectionable characteristics or needing modified standards is routed through a discretionary use permit under Chapter 18.128. Every discretionary approval triggers CEQA review. Title 18 governs unincorporated land only; Alturas applies its own zoning.
Building a data center on land not zoned IL or I, or without the required building or use permit, is a zoning violation. Planning can withhold permits, issue stop-work orders, and require proper zoning and permitting before construction continues.
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