West Jordan, UT Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted districts
- M-1 (Light Manufacturing) and SWQ-MU only
- Governing sections
- City Code § 13-5F-2; § 13-5N-4
- Excluded zones
- M-P, M-2, all residential and commercial zones
- Defined term
- "Data center" defined at § 13-2-3
- Approval needed
- None for the use itself; site plan review applies
- Last amended
- Ord. 25-50 (M-1); Ord. 25-23 (SWQ-MU)
Summary
West Jordan treats a data center as a defined use permitted by right in only two districts: the M-1 Light Manufacturing zone under City Code § 13-5F-2, and the Southwest Quadrant Mixed Use (SWQ-MU) zone under § 13-5N-4. It is not listed in the M-P, M-2, or any residential or commercial zone.
13-5F-2: PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES: Uses allowed in Manufacturing Zones are listed in the table below. Those uses identified as "permitted" (P) are allowed by right; provided, that they comply with all other requirements of this article... Use M-P M-1 M-2 ... Data center P ... DATA CENTER: Real and personal property consisting of a building or group of buildings or group of buildings or structures specifically designed or modified to house networked computers and data and transaction processing equipment and related infrastructure support equipment, including, power and cooling equipment.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-38: Code current through: Ord. 26-33, passed 6-23-2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 13-5F-2, the manufacturing-zone use table, lists "Data center" as a permitted (P) use in the M-1 Light Manufacturing zone only; the same row is blank for the M-P (Manufacturing Park) and M-2 (Major Manufacturing) zones, meaning a data center cannot locate there at all, by right or by conditional use permit. Separately, § 13-5N-4's use table for the Southwest Quadrant Mixed Use (SWQ-MU) zone also lists "Data center" as permitted (P), making the SWQ-MU area the only other district where the use is allowed outright.
" Because the use is "permitted" rather than "conditional" in both zones, an applicant in M-1 or SWQ-MU does not need Planning Commission approval for the use itself, though the project still must clear standard site plan review, the M-1 zone's lot and bulk standards under § 13-5F-3, and any applicable terms of the SWQ-MU Master Development Agreement referenced in § 13-5N-3. The M-1 use table was most recently amended by Ordinance 25-50 on October 14, 2025; the SWQ-MU use table was amended by Ordinance 25-23 on July 8, 2025.
Violations & Fines
Locating a data center in a manufacturing zone where it is not listed, such as M-P or M-2, or outside the M-1 and SWQ-MU districts entirely, is an unpermitted use under § 13-5F-2 and § 13-5N-4. Under § 1-14B-1, a Code violation without an express penalty is a Class B misdemeanor, with corporate violators facing a fine of up to $5,000 per offense.
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