Thousand Oaks, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated ordinance
- None
- Zones
- M-1 Industrial Park, M-2 Light Manufacturing
- Permit
- Discretionary Development Permit
- Unlisted use
- Planning Commission Special Use Permit
- Review
- CEQA applies
Summary
Thousand Oaks has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use category. Data centers locate in the M-1 Industrial Park and M-2 Light Manufacturing zones, allowed only with a discretionary Development Permit or, as an unlisted use, a Planning Commission Special Use Permit. CEQA review applies.
The M-1 Zones are established to provide areas for the development of planned manufacturing, technology, and life science uses. Therefore, a detailed investigation and review shall be necessary to assure that the purposes of this article are met.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-78: 2026 S-78 Supplement contains: Current city legislation passed through March 31, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Title 9, Chapter 4 does not name 'data center' as a use in the Article 21 use matrix. A server facility is sited in the City's two industrial zones - M-1 (Industrial Park), whose purpose is planned manufacturing, technology, and life-science uses, and M-2 (Light Manufacturing). The closest listed uses - 'Technology and life sciences,' 'Research and development,' and 'Manufacturing not otherwise listed' - each require a discretionary Development Permit, which triggers CEQA review. A use the code does not list is classified by the Planning Commission as 'any other use' within the zone's intent and needs a Special Use Permit. The City has adopted no moratorium.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center outside an industrial zone, or without the required Development Permit or Special Use Permit, is a zoning violation enforced by Community Development through stop-work orders, permit revocation, and code-enforcement penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
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