Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Arkansas (2026)
8 rules on the books across Arkansas, 4 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Data Center Zoning & Siting
Where data centers may be built, including the zoning districts that allow them, conditional-use-permit requirements, residential setback and buffer distances, and lot-size or acreage minimums.
Fort Smith
Significant RestrictionsFort Smith's UDO defines 'data center' broadly enough to cover blockchain and cryptocurrency-mining facilities, then…
Read full rule →Springdale
Significant RestrictionsBeyond the I-1/I-2 conditional-use limit, Springdale requires digital asset mining facilities to avoid stressing the…
Read full rule →Sebastian County
Some RestrictionsBefore building a data center in unincorporated Sebastian County, the owner must mail notice to every resident and HOA…
Read full rule →Data Center Noise Limits
Decibel caps on data-center cooling and backup-generator noise at the property line, how and when noise is measured, tighter nighttime limits, and how communities enforce them against continuous hum.
Sebastian County
Significant RestrictionsData centers in unincorporated Sebastian County may not exceed 65 dBa at the property line from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., or…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale, Arkansas subjects digital-asset-mining and similar data-center-type facilities to the citywide noise code's…
Read full rule →Pulaski County
Light RestrictionsPulaski County has no data center-specific noise ordinance: the county's general nuisance-noise law, Section 13-2, bans…
Read full rule →Crypto Mining Rules
Local ordinances aimed at cryptocurrency-mining operations, focused on noise nuisance, setbacks, and permitting, a fast-growing fight in rural counties near cheap power.
Sebastian County
Significant RestrictionsSebastian County regulates cryptocurrency mining as a 'data center' under Code § 96.02, requiring neighbor notice…
Read full rule →Springdale
Significant RestrictionsSpringdale defines digital asset mining as a computing operation drawing over 1 MW to secure a blockchain, and only…
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