Norwalk's Municipal Code names no data center use. Table 17-A allows Light Industrial by right in the M-1 and M-2 manufacturing zones and Major Utilities by Director Approval. A use not listed is prohibited until the Director classifies it.
Title 17 governs Norwalk zoning. Section 17.04.010 applies the land use matrix to the C-1, C-3, C-M, C and O, P/O, M-1, and M-2 zones and states that a use not specifically listed is prohibited unless the Director determines it belongs to a use category. No data center category exists. Table 17-A permits Light Industrial by right in M-1 and M-2, Major Utilities by Director Approval, and a Logistics Facility only by Conditional Use Permit. Section 17.04.015(B) bars any M zone use from releasing more noise, odor, dust, smoke, fumes, or vibration than the use reasonably requires.
Building or operating a data center without the Director's use determination or a required permit violates Title 17. Norwalk Code Enforcement and the Planning Division respond with stop-work orders, permit revocation, and citations.
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