The City of Temecula has its own Development Code and no dedicated data-center ordinance. But Table 17.08.030 lists "Data processing equipment and systems" as a permitted use in the Service Commercial, Professional Office, Business Park, and Light Industrial zones.
Temecula's Development Code (Title 17) names no "data center" use, but Table 17.08.030 lists "Data processing equipment and systems" as a permitted (P) use in the SC, PO, BP, and LI zones - the closest fit for a server facility, allowed by right there. A project still needs a development plan (site plan) approval under Chapter 17.05, and larger or conditional uses need a conditional use permit under Chapter 17.04; both are discretionary and trigger CEQA review with a public hearing. Uses like "Energy storage facility" and "Radio/television transmitter" are separately listed. Unlike Riverside County, Temecula names the computing use in its own code; unlike Murrieta, it does not treat it as unlisted.
Building or operating a data center without the required development plan approval or conditional use permit, or outside a zone where the use is allowed, is a Development Code violation enforced by Temecula code enforcement through stop-work orders and abatement.
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