Palm Springs, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated ordinance
- None
- Zones
- M-1, M-2, M-1-P industrial
- Permit path
- Similar-use finding or CUP
- Discretionary review
- CEQA + public hearing
- Moratorium
- None adopted
Summary
The City of Palm Springs has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers site in the M-1 Service/Manufacturing, M-2 Manufacturing, and M-1-P Research-and-Development Park zones by Planning Commission similar-use determination or by conditional use permit for unlisted industrial uses.
The commission may, by resolution of record, permit any other uses which it may determine to be similar to those listed above, in conformity with the intent and purpose of this zone, and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare, or to other uses permitted in this zone, as provided in Section 94.01.00.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4923139; v14 updated 2026-06-24).
Full Breakdown
Palm Springs Zoning Code Chapter 92 does not name "data center" as a use. A server facility locates in the City's industrial zones - M-1 Service/Manufacturing (Sec. 92.17.01), M-2 Manufacturing, and the M-1-P Planned Research and Development Park. Because the use is unlisted, the Planning Commission may approve it as a "similar use" by resolution under Sec. 94.01.00, or it proceeds as an unlisted manufacturing/service use requiring a conditional use permit under Sec. 92.17.01(D)(14). That permit is discretionary, triggering CEQA review and a public hearing. Unlike neighboring valley cities, Palm Springs has adopted no data-center moratorium and no dedicated ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center outside an industrial zone, or without the required conditional use permit or Planning Commission approval, is a Zoning Code violation enforced by Code Compliance through stop-work orders, penalties, and abatement.
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Sources & Official References
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