Rancho Cucamonga, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated ordinance
- None
- Zones
- NI, IE industrial
- By-right
- Research & Development use
- CUP
- Utility/infrastructure or warehouse
- Discretionary review
- CEQA + hearing
Summary
The City of Rancho Cucamonga has no data-center use category in its Development Code. A data center locates in the Neo-Industrial (NI) or Industrial Employment (IE) zones, where a utility-facility classification requires a Conditional Use Permit and a pure research building is by-right.
Generally, a use is either allowed by right, allowed through issuance of a conditional use permit, or not permitted. In addition to the requirements for planning permits or entitlements listed herein, other permits and entitlements may be required prior to establishment of the use.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4999536; v21 updated 2026-07-15).
Full Breakdown
Rancho Cucamonga's Development Code (Title 17, Ordinance 1000) does not name 'data center' in Table 17.30.030-1. Planning classifies each project into the nearest existing use. A server building running as Research and Development is permitted by right in the NI and IE zones. A facility read as a 'Utility Facility and Infrastructure-Fixed Based Structure' requires a Conditional Use Permit in both industrial zones, and a Storage Warehouse or medium distribution use also needs one. The Conditional Use Permit is discretionary, triggering CEQA review and a Planning Commission hearing. The City has adopted no data-center moratorium, unlike nearby Coachella, Indio, and Monterey Park.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center outside the NI or IE zones, or without a required Conditional Use Permit, is a Development Code violation enforced through stop-work orders, civil penalties, and abatement by Community Improvement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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