West Covina has no data-center use category. A data center sites in the M-1 Manufacturing zone as an industrial and manufacturing use, requiring an Administrative Permit under the 2024 Development Code - not by-right. A utility-classified facility needs a Conditional Use Permit.
West Covina's Development Code, adopted by Ordinance 2525 and effective March 2024, does not name "data center" as a use. A data center falls under "Industrial and Manufacturing uses" in Table 2-13, allowed only in the M-1 Manufacturing zone and requiring an Administrative Permit (AP) - a staff-level discretionary approval, not by-right. If classified as a public utility station, it instead requires a Conditional Use Permit, allowed in every zone. Either approval is discretionary and triggers CEQA review. The M-1 zone (Sec. 26-50(e)) is reserved for moderate-to-heavy industrial facilities with no obnoxious effect on adjacent property. West Covina has adopted no data-center moratorium.
Operating a data center outside the M-1 zone, or without the required Administrative Permit or Conditional Use Permit, is a Development Code violation enforced by West Covina Community Development through code enforcement, stop-work orders, and abatement.
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