Pleasanton, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)

20 in any district that permits the use. 080's use table marks 'Innovation-based business' with footnotes 36, 37 and 38; footnote 38 states that a conditional use permit and design review approval are required for any data center use where an innovation-based business is permitted or conditionally permitted. Footnote 36 adds that a minor conditional use permit is required if the business will store, use or dispose of controlled hazardous materials on site, or if it sits adjacent to a residential or other sensitive receptor use, and imposes performance standards limiting loading docks to two medium-duty bays and requiring ancillary equipment such as transformers and generators to be sited to minimize noise and visual impact.

Footnote 37 bars innovation-based businesses, and therefore data centers, from the Downtown Specific Plan area entirely. 150(E) sets a maximum of 85 feet for innovation-based buildings in the C-R(p) district and the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone portion of PUD-C, and 55 feet in the O, I-P, I-G, PUD-C-O, PUD-I, PUD-I/C-O and PUD-MU districts, with an additional 15 feet allowed only to screen roof-mounted equipment. Buildings over 40 feet must step back upper floors from residential-facing walls to the satisfaction of the zoning administrator.