Yuba City, CA Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Data Center Zoning & Siting (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated ordinance
- None
- Zones
- M-1, M-2, C-M industrial
- Ministerial
- Warehouse under 35,000 sq ft
- Unlisted use
- Planning Director classifies, Sec. 8-5.111
- Discretionary review
- Over 35,000 sq ft; CEQA
Summary
Yuba City has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Servers land in the M-1 Light Industrial or M-2 Industrial districts, classified by the Planning Director into the closest listed industrial use under Section 8-5.111.
To provide suitable areas for low intensity assembly, processing or manufacturing activities, product distribution, and related activities, all of which do not create nuisance or otherwise unacceptable levels of noise, dust, odor, smoke, bright light or vibration. This district is consistent with the Light Industrial and Industrial General Plan designations.
(§ 8-5.2001, Ord. 010-94, eff. January 5, 1995)
Sec. 8-5.2002. - Uses. Uses Permitted(1) Zoning Clearance(2) Use Permit(3) Specific Standards Accessory dwelling unit X Sec. 8-5.5004 Accessory dwelling unit, junior X Sec. 8-5.5004 Auto body and painting shop X Building materials and supplies sales that are strictly wholesale or cater to the building contractor X
Bulk product storage (indoor) X Cabinet shop X Caretaker/night watchman's residence (4) X Commercial coach (<10,000 sf) X Sec. 8-5.5102(c) Commercial coach (>10,000 sf) X Sec. 8-5.5102(c) Commercial coach (temporary) X Construction and material yards X Contractors yard X Distribution center X Dry cleaning and dyeing plant X
Indoor assembly, processing, fabricating, treatment, manufacturing, repairing or packaging of goods that do not create noise, dust, odor, smoke, bright light, involve the handling of explosives or inflammable materials as a primary use, or otherwise creates offensive conditions at the property line X Heliports X Indoor recreational facilities X Laundries (commercial) X
Full Breakdown
Zoning Code Article 20 establishes the M-1 Light Industrial district and Article 21 establishes M-2 Industrial. Neither Section 8-5.2002 nor Section 8-5.2102 lists a data center. Section 8-5.111 lets the Planning Director treat an unlisted use as a listed one when it is similar in character and impact. A server building fits indoor assembly and processing, a research and development laboratory, or a storage warehouse, each allowed by Zoning Clearance. Section 8-5.7001 scales review by size: warehouse floor area of 35,000 square feet or less is ministerial, 35,001 to 100,000 goes to the Planning Commission, and 100,001 or more goes to the City Council. Those discretionary reviews trigger CEQA.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a data center without the required Zoning Clearance, development plan approval, or use permit is a Zoning Code violation enforced by Yuba City Development Services through permit denial, stop-work orders, and abatement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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