Nevada County has no data-center-specific ordinance. A data center is treated as an industrial use and belongs in the BP (Business Park), M1 (Light Industrial), or M2 (Heavy Industrial) district under Section 12.02.050, needing a Development Permit and CEQA review. County zoning governs unincorporated land only.
This rural Sierra county has no data centers and no ordinance naming them. Under Title 12, Section 12.02.050, a server facility is classified as an industrial use through the Similar Uses provision (Section 12.01.040.D). Table 12.02.050.D allows "light industrial including research and development, the manufacturing, production, repairing, distribution... and warehousing of a wide variety of goods" with a Development Permit in the BP, M1, and M2 districts; a more intensive facility can require a Use Permit in M2. Larger permits go to a public hearing, and any discretionary approval triggers CEQA review of power, water, and noise. Section 12.02.050 governs unincorporated areas only; Grass Valley, Nevada City, and the Town of Truckee set their own zoning.
Building a data center without the required Development or Use Permit, or in a district that bars it, is a zoning violation. The Planning Department can withhold building permits, issue stop-work orders, and pursue code enforcement until permitted.
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