Inyo County has no data-center-specific zoning. In unincorporated areas a data center is an unlisted industrial use, allowed only in the M-1 (Chapter 18.57) or M-2 (Chapter 18.56) districts, and it needs a conditional use permit plus CEQA review. The City of Bishop sets its own zoning.
Rural Inyo County has no data centers and no ordinance naming them. Under Title 18, a server or computing facility is treated as an industrial use and belongs in the M-1 General Industrial and Extractive district (Chapter 18.57) or the M-2 Light Industrial district (Chapter 18.56). Because a data center is not on the M-1 permitted-use list, Section 18.57.040(A) makes it a conditional use requiring a discretionary permit, which triggers CEQA review of water, power, and noise. M-1 setbacks are a 25-foot front and 10-foot side yard. Title 18 governs unincorporated land only, so the City of Bishop applies its own zoning. Residents wanting dedicated data-center standards can petition the Board of Supervisors, which alone can adopt one.
Building a data center on land not zoned M-1 or M-2, or without a required conditional use permit and CEQA clearance, is a zoning violation subject to county stop-work orders and Title 22 code enforcement.
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