Data Centers & Crypto Mining in California (2026)
272 rules on the books across California, 141 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
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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.
Anaheim
Heavy RestrictionsAnaheim's Zoning Code has no data-center use class. Because the Industrial (I) zone's Table 10-A doesn't list them and…
Read full rule →Menifee
Heavy RestrictionsMenifee has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its Development Code. Because the city's use table…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Significant RestrictionsBakersfield has no dedicated data center ordinance. A data center is an industrial use sited in the M-1, M-2, or M-3…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Significant RestrictionsBuena Park's zoning code names no data-center use. Under Table 19.512.010 a server building classed as research…
Read full rule →Burbank
Significant RestrictionsBurbank has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its Zoning Code. A data center sites in the M-1 or M-2…
Read full rule →Butte County
Significant RestrictionsButte County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. In the unincorporated county a server facility is an industrial…
Read full rule →Compton
Significant RestrictionsCompton has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers site in the city's industrial…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Significant RestrictionsCosta Mesa has no data-center use in its Land Use Matrix. Server facilities locate in the MG and MP industrial zones…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Significant RestrictionsCupertino has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in Table 19.64.020. A server facility fits the ML light…
Read full rule →Downey
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Downey has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers site in the M-1 and M-2…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Significant RestrictionsEl Dorado County has no data-center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use the Planning…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Significant RestrictionsElk Grove has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the industrial zones…
Read full rule →Fillmore
Significant RestrictionsFillmore has no data-center ordinance. Data centers fit the MPD manufacturing/industrial zone, where "computer data"…
Read full rule →Folsom
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Folsom has no data-center use category and no dedicated ordinance. Data centers locate in the M-1, M-2, and…
Read full rule →Fontana
Significant RestrictionsFontana has no data-center use category. A data center locates in the M-1 Light Industrial or M-2 Heavy Industrial…
Read full rule →Hayward
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Hayward regulates data centers directly. An April 2026 code amendment created a specific data-center use…
Read full rule →Humboldt County
Significant RestrictionsHumboldt County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In the unincorporated county a data center is an industrial use…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Significant RestrictionsImperial County's zoning code names data centers directly: allowed by right in the M-1, M-2, and M-3 industrial zones…
Read full rule →Irvine
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Irvine has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the IBC…
Read full rule →Lodi
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Lodi has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its Development Code. A data center locates…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Los Angeles County has no data-center-specific zoning. Title 22 does not define or regulate data…
Read full rule →Madera County
Significant RestrictionsMadera County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use, sited…
Read full rule →Marin County
Significant RestrictionsMarin County has no data center ordinance, and its unincorporated land is overwhelmingly residential, agricultural, and…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Significant RestrictionsOxnard's Zoning Code has no data-center use. A data center locates in an industrial zone - C-M, BRP, M-L, M-1, or M-2…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Palm Springs has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers site in the M-1…
Read full rule →Placer County
Significant RestrictionsPlacer County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use, sited…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Significant RestrictionsPleasanton treats data centers as an innovation-based business use, requiring a conditional use permit and design…
Read full rule →Port Hueneme
Significant RestrictionsPort Hueneme has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use. Industrial land is the M-1 Light Industrial and M-PR…
Read full rule →Roseville
Significant RestrictionsRoseville has no dedicated data-center ordinance. Under Title 19 a data center is classified as a Specialized…
Read full rule →Salinas
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Salinas has its own Zoning Code and no data-center use category. Data centers locate in the IGC, IBP, and…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Significant RestrictionsSan Benito County has no data-center ordinance. A data center is treated as a light industrial facility, allowed in the…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated San Diego County, a large data center is classified as "Major Impact Services and Utilities" and…
Read full rule →San Jose
Significant RestrictionsSan Jose requires a discretionary Special Use Permit for data centers in all five industrial zoning districts and a…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Significant RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County has no data-center-specific ordinance. A data center is treated as an industrial use in the…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Significant RestrictionsSanta Ana names "data center uses" as a conditional use in its M1 (Light Industrial) district under Municipal Code Sec…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Significant RestrictionsSanta Clara names "Data Centers" as a defined land use in its Zoning Code. They are allowed in the office and…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Santa Clarita has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use type in its Unified Development Code…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Significant RestrictionsSanta Cruz County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. On unincorporated land a data center is regulated only as an…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Significant RestrictionsSanta Monica classifies a data center as a Communication Facility, Equipment within Buildings - indoor space holding…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Significant RestrictionsSunnyvale has no "data center" use category. A data center locates in the M-S and M-3 industrial districts, classified…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Significant RestrictionsThousand Oaks has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use category. Data centers locate in the M-1 Industrial…
Read full rule →Turlock
Significant RestrictionsTurlock has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use classification. Server facilities go in the I-BP Business…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsThe City of Alameda has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use category. Server facilities are classified into…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra prohibits data centers citywide. Ordinance O2M26-4863, adopted June 22, 2026, created a Data Centers use…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsThe Town of Apple Valley has no data-center ordinance and no listed data-center use. A server facility lands in the I-P…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. The city has one industrial zone, M-1 Light…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsBishop has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use. Server buildings go in the M-1 General Industrial…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills has no data-center ordinance and no data center use in its Land Use Matrix. A server facility fits the…
Read full rule →Citrus Heights
Some RestrictionsCitrus Heights has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. A data center fits the MP…
Read full rule →Daly City
Some RestrictionsDaly City has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its zoning code. A data center lands in the M…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis names no data-center use. A data center fits the Industrial (I) district by right as a research, laboratory, or…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its zoning code. Its use matrix is closed - anything…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the M-1 (Light…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Under Zoning Code Table 33-564, a data center…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is treated as an industrial…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its Zoning Code. Data centers site in the IND…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsGlenn County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach has no "data center" use category. A server facility is classified as an industrial use or a…
Read full rule →Jurupa Valley
Some RestrictionsJurupa Valley has no data-center ordinance and no data center use category. Server facilities locate in the I-P, M-SC…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsLake County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In the unincorporated Clear Lake region a data center is treated as…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" definition in its zoning code. A server facility is sited in…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its Industrial Zones Uses Matrix. Server farms land…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsThe City of Los Angeles has no zoning-code definition for data centers. They are reviewed under existing industrial…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsThe City of Merced has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. A data center lands in the I-L or…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsMonterey County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. A data center is regulated only as a general industrial use: it…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsThe City of Moorpark has its own adopted Title 17 zoning code and no data-center use category. A data center sites in…
Read full rule →Nevada County
Some RestrictionsNevada County has no data-center-specific ordinance. A data center is treated as an industrial use and belongs in the…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk's Municipal Code names no data center use. Table 17-A allows Light Industrial by right in the M-1 and M-2…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsThe City of Orange has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. A data center is sited in the M-1…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, data centers are not a listed use in the M1 "Light Industrial" district, so they can…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its 2023 Title 17 zoning code. A server facility is…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena's zoning code has no data-center use category. A proposal is classified case-by-case into the closest existing…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsThe City of Riverside has no dedicated data-center ordinance. Title 19 does not list data centers, so the Community &…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco is one of few cities with a dedicated data-center land-use rule. The Planning Code treats a data center…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsSan Joaquin County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is treated as an…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. A server or colocation facility is…
Read full rule →San Mateo
Some RestrictionsThe City of San Mateo has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use category. Data centers land in M1…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsSanta Barbara County has no data-center-specific ordinance. A data center is treated as an industrial use, belonging in…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Clara County has no data-center zoning classification. A data center is treated as an industrial…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsShasta County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is treated as an industrial…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsSolano County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In the unincorporated county, a data center is treated as an…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County has no dedicated data-center ordinance, and Permit Sonoma's official position is that AI…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsTehama County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. In the unincorporated county a server facility is an industrial…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsThe City of Temecula has its own Development Code and no dedicated data-center ordinance. But Table 17.08.030 lists…
Read full rule →Torrance
Some RestrictionsThe City of Torrance has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Its zoning code lists permitted…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo defines "equipment within buildings" as indoor facilities holding communication equipment and computer servers…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsVentura County has no data-center-specific ordinance. A data center belongs in the industrial zones, M-1 Industrial…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. A data center locates in the City's…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Servers land in the M-1 Light Industrial or…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsYuba County has no data-center-specific ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Light RestrictionsBostonia is an unincorporated census-designated place with no city council, no city zoning code, and no city noise…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Light RestrictionsChula Vista has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the I-L, I-R, and I…
Read full rule →Clovis
Light RestrictionsClovis regulates data centers under its own Development Code, not Fresno County's. The closest use, "Data Processing…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Light RestrictionsColusa County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a server facility is an industrial use…
Read full rule →Corona
Light RestrictionsCorona has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers site in the M-1, M-2, M-3, and M-4…
Read full rule →Dublin
Light RestrictionsDublin has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use type. A server building is classified as Industrial-Light in…
Read full rule →Fremont
Light RestrictionsFremont has no dedicated data-center ordinance. A data center is classified as "data processing and hosting" within the…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Light RestrictionsLong Beach's Table 15-5 permitted-use table lists 'Data center' as a 'Y' use, 'Yes, the use is permitted', in both…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Light RestrictionsMurrieta has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in its Development Code. Under Table 16.12-1 a data…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Light RestrictionsNewport Beach has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. The city's only industrial district, IG…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara
Light RestrictionsThe City of Santa Barbara has no data-center ordinance and no data center use classification. A server facility is…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Few RestrictionsAlameda County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. A data center is regulated only through general industrial…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Few RestrictionsBaldwin Park has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use in Table 153.050.020. A server facility is sited in…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Few RestrictionsThe City of Camarillo has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. A data center is sited in the M-1…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Few RestrictionsCarlsbad has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use. Data centers fall under existing computer and…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Few RestrictionsThe City of El Cajon names data centers directly. Its Municipal Code lists "Data storage facilities and server rooms…
Read full rule →Fresno
Few RestrictionsThe City of Fresno has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers site in the IL Light…
Read full rule →Galt
Few RestrictionsThe City of Galt has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the two…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Few RestrictionsGarden Grove has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use in its Land Use Matrix. A data center sites in the M-1…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Few RestrictionsThe City of Inglewood has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the M-1…
Read full rule →Kern County
Few RestrictionsKern County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use, sited…
Read full rule →Kings County
Few RestrictionsKings County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use, sited…
Read full rule →Livermore
Few RestrictionsLivermore has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the I-2 (light…
Read full rule →Merced County
Few RestrictionsMerced County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is treated as an industrial…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Few RestrictionsThe City of Moreno Valley has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Few RestrictionsMountain View's Zoning Ordinance names "data center" as a distinct use, permitted by right in the Limited Industrial…
Read full rule →Oakland
Few RestrictionsOakland has no dedicated data-center ordinance and no "data center" use classification. A data center is treated as a…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Few RestrictionsOceanside has no data-center use category. A data center sites in the IL, IG, or IP industrial districts as a…
Read full rule →Ontario
Few RestrictionsOntario expressly lists "Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services" as a land use. It is permitted by right in all…
Read full rule →Palo Alto
Few RestrictionsThe City of Palo Alto has no data-center use classification. A server facility is classified into the nearest use…
Read full rule →Pomona
Few RestrictionsPomona has no data-center ordinance, but its Zoning Ordinance lists "data processing" as a by-right permitted use in…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Few RestrictionsRancho Cordova has no data-center ordinance and no named data-center use. Data centers locate in the city's M-1…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Few RestrictionsThe City of Rancho Cucamonga has no data-center use category in its Development Code. A data center locates in the…
Read full rule →Rialto
Few RestrictionsRialto has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use category. Data centers site in the M-1 light manufacturing…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Few RestrictionsThe City of Sacramento has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the M-1…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Few RestrictionsThe City of San Bernardino has no data-center use category. A data center locates in its industrial zones - OIP, IL…
Read full rule →San Diego
Few RestrictionsThe City of San Diego has no data-center ordinance and no "data center" use category. Data centers locate in the…
Read full rule →Sonora
Few RestrictionsThe City of Sonora has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use category. A data center is an industrial use…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Few RestrictionsStanislaus County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use…
Read full rule →Stockton
Few RestrictionsStockton has no dedicated data center ordinance and no data center line in Table 2-2. A data center is an industrial…
Read full rule →Sutter County
Few RestrictionsSutter County has no dedicated data-center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Few RestrictionsTulare County has no dedicated data center ordinance. In unincorporated areas a data center is an industrial use, sited…
Read full rule →Ventura
Few RestrictionsThe City of Ventura has no data-center ordinance and no data-center use type. Data centers locate in the M-1 limited…
Read full rule →West Covina
Few RestrictionsWest Covina has no data-center use category. A data center sites in the M-1 Manufacturing zone as an industrial and…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Few RestrictionsYolo County has no dedicated data center ordinance, but its zoning code lists 'data storage and computer operations' as…
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.
Salinas
Heavy RestrictionsThe City of Salinas sets no numeric decibel limits. Its noise ordinance, Municipal Code Sec. 5-12.02, is…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Significant RestrictionsApple Valley caps exterior noise at the receiving property: 50 dBA daytime and 40 dBA overnight at single-family homes…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Significant RestrictionsBakersfield sets no numeric decibel cap at the property line for cooling equipment or generators. Its noise ordinance…
Read full rule →Humboldt County
Significant RestrictionsHumboldt County has no data-center or standalone noise ordinance. A facility's cooling and generators are held to the…
Read full rule →Rialto
Significant RestrictionsRialto's noise ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 9.50, sets no decibel limits. It bans plainly audible and unreasonably…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Significant RestrictionsSan Diego County caps one-hour average sound at the receiving property line: 50 dB(A) daytime and 45 dB(A) at night for…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Significant RestrictionsSunnyvale caps operational noise under Municipal Code Sec. 19.42.030. At an adjacent single-family or duplex property…
Read full rule →Temecula
Significant RestrictionsTemecula's noise ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 9.20, caps exterior sound at the receiving property: 65 dBA at homes…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsMunicipal Code Section 4-10.4 caps exterior noise at a receiving home at 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) at night for…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra caps noise received on someone else's property at 55 dBA in the Residential Noise Zone, 60 dBA in Mixed Use…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim caps sound from any premises at 60 dBA on the A-scale, measured at any point on the property line for noise…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley sets its noise limit by the zone of the property receiving the sound, not the source. A West Berkeley data…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsBishop sets no decibel limit. Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 bans any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that injures or…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park adopts the Orange County noise control ordinance by reference in Municipal Code Chapter 8.28. Exterior noise…
Read full rule →Burbank
Some RestrictionsBurbank sets noise by an ambient-plus-five rule. Municipal Code Section 9-3-208 bars machinery, fans, and air…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsUnlike many rural counties, Butte County has a codified Noise Control Ordinance. Section 41A-7 caps noise at sensitive…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo's noise ordinance, Chapter 10.34, caps sound at the receptor property line using the ambient level plus an…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad's Chapter 8.48 Noise ordinance covers only construction hours, not stationary equipment. Instead, the P-M…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills caps exterior noise at the receiving property under Municipal Code Section 16.48.020: 60 dBA day and 45 dBA…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista caps industrial noise at the property line: 70 dB(A) any time for I-L and I-R light industry, 80 dB(A) for…
Read full rule →Citrus Heights
Some RestrictionsCitrus Heights caps stationary mechanical equipment - including cooling towers and compressors - at 60 dBA at a…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis caps exterior noise at the property line under Municipal Code §9.22.080: 70 dBA day and night on industrial…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Some RestrictionsColusa County caps noise at 50 dBA at night and 55 dBA daytime at the nearest home's property line under its noise…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton controls data-center noise two ways. Zoning performance standard Section 30-24.6 caps any discrete noise source…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County has no codified decibel ordinance for stationary sources. A data center's cooling and generators…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa caps exterior noise at 55 dB(A) from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and 50 dB(A) overnight, measured on the affected…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsTwo Cupertino rules bind cooling and generator noise. Zoning Section 19.72.050 caps industrial sound at 65 dB day and…
Read full rule →Daly City
Some RestrictionsDaly City's Municipal Code sets no decibel limit for a data center. Chapter 9.22 bars noise heard beyond your property…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis caps sound at the complainant's property plane under Municipal Code Section 24.02.020: 55 dBA daytime and 50 dBA…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney caps steady noise at the property boundary: 70 db(A) any hour on manufacturing land, 65 db(A) commercial, and 55…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin sets no decibel limit by ordinance. Municipal Code Chapter 5.28 bans unreasonable noise as a misdemeanor. The…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale caps exterior sound at 55 dB Lmax day and 45 dB at night on residential property, and 75 dB on light…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon sets its own decibel limits in Municipal Code Section 17.115.130. On C-M and industrial land the one-hour…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County's General Plan Noise Element (Policy 6.5.1.7, Table 6-2) caps noise from stationary sources at a…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte caps property-line noise by zone under Municipal Code Chapter 8.36: 50 dBA day and 45 dBA night at…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove caps exterior noise at 55 dBA daytime (7 a.m.-10 p.m.) and 45 dBA overnight (10 p.m.-7 a.m.) at a residential…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido caps one-hour average sound at the property line under Municipal Code Sec. 17-229: 50 dB day and 45 dB night…
Read full rule →Fillmore
Some RestrictionsFillmore's zoning code caps exterior noise at the property line: 68 dBA daytime (7 a.m.-7 p.m.), 50 dBA evening (7-10…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom caps exterior noise at any affected residence, not the source's own property line. Under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Fontana
Some RestrictionsFontana sets no numeric dBA property-line limit. Its noise ordinance, FMC Sections 18-62 and 18-63, bans loud…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont's general noise ordinance (Chapter 9.25) exempts industrial districts, so data-center noise is capped by the…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsThe City of Fresno's own Noise Ordinance (Municipal Code Chapter 10, Article 1) sets sound levels by district: 60 dBA…
Read full rule →Galt
Some RestrictionsThe City of Galt caps exterior noise at the affected property: 50 dB(A) daytime and 45 dB(A) nighttime hourly Leq, with…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove sets ambient base noise limits by land use: 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) overnight at residential…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale caps exterior noise at the property line under Municipal Code Chapter 8.36. Section 8.36.040 sets 55 dBA…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsUnlike many rural counties, Glenn County has an adopted numeric noise standard. Data-center cooling and generators may…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsThe City of Hayward caps noise at the property plane at 70 dB(A) daytime (7 a.m.-9 p.m.) and 60 dB(A) at night (9…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsMunicipal Code Chapter 8.40 caps exterior noise measured at the receiving property. At a home the limit is 55 dB(A) day…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsInglewood caps sound at the property line using base ambient levels: residential 45 dB(A) overnight and 55 dB(A)…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine caps stationary-source noise at the receiving property. At homes (Noise Zone 1), exterior noise cannot exceed 55…
Read full rule →Jurupa Valley
Some RestrictionsJurupa Valley enforces its own noise chapter, Municipal Code Chapter 11.05, capping exterior sound at 55 dBA daytime…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsKern County's Zoning Ordinance caps stationary commercial and industrial noise at 65 dB Ldn measured at the nearest…
Read full rule →Kings County
Some RestrictionsKings County's 2035 General Plan Noise Element caps stationary (non-transportation) noise at a home at 55 dBA daytime…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsLake County's zoning performance standards (Article 41, Section 41.11, Table 11.1) cap noise received at a residential…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster sets no decibel limit. Chapter 8.24 bans unnecessary noise that is physically annoying to persons of ordinary…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore sets data-center noise through two codes. Industrial performance standards cap ambient noise at 75 dB(A)…
Read full rule →Lodi
Some RestrictionsThe City of Lodi sets no fixed decibel table for data centers. Municipal Code Chapter 9.24 bars any loud or unnecessary…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsLong Beach caps exterior noise at the receiving property line under Municipal Code Chapter 8.80. Table A in Section…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsData-center cooling and refrigeration equipment in Los Angeles may not raise noise more than 5 dBA above the ambient…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsMadera County holds stationary noise from data-center cooling and generators to its General Plan Noise Element: 50 dB…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County caps new stationary-source noise at 50 dBA Leq daytime and 45 dBA Leq at night, measured at the property…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsMerced County's Zoning Code performance standards cap mechanical-equipment noise at any property line at 65 dBA Ldn (75…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsMonterey County Code Chapter 10.60 bars any machine or device producing more than 70 dBA measured 50 feet or more from…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsThe City of Moorpark's own noise ordinance, Municipal Code § 17.53.080, caps exterior sound at the receiving property…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley's noise ordinance caps nonimpulsive sound at the property line and, unlike Riverside County, expressly…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsMountain View does not set numeric decibel limits. Its Noise Control ordinance, City Code Chapter 10, Article 13…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsMurrieta's noise ordinance, Development Code Section 16.30.090, caps exterior noise at the receiving property: 45 dB…
Read full rule →Napa County
Some RestrictionsNapa County caps exterior noise at 45 dBA at night and 50 dBA by day at a neighboring rural home's property line, under…
Read full rule →Nevada County
Some RestrictionsNevada County's General Plan Noise Element (Policy 9.1.2, Table 9.1) sets the noise ceiling. Data-center cooling and…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach caps noise at the receiving property line under Municipal Code Chapter 10.26. On industrial land the…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk sets no fixed decibel cap for industry. Municipal Code Section 9.04.120 presumes ambient levels of 55 dBA…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland Planning Code Section 17.120.050 sets noise limits by the receiving property's zone. A data center's cooling…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsOceanside caps one-hour average sound at the property line: 70 dBA daytime and 65 dBA overnight on industrial land…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario caps exterior noise by receiving zone under Municipal Code Sec. 5-29.04: 65 dBA daytime and 45 dBA overnight at…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsThe City of Orange caps fixed-source noise at any residential property: an hourly average of 55 dB(A) from 7 a.m. to 10…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County has no data-center-specific noise rule, but its Noise Control Ordinance caps exterior…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard's Sound Regulation ordinance caps exterior noise at the property line by sound zone: 55 dBA day and 50 dBA night…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs caps sound at the property line under Municipal Code Sec. 11.74.031: 50 dBA day, 45 evening, 40 night at…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale sets no decibel table in its noise chapter. The numeric standard is 65 dBA CNEL at the property line, from…
Read full rule →Palo Alto
Some RestrictionsPalo Alto sets noise limits relative to local ambient, not fixed decibels. On commercial or industrial property - where…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena sets no fixed decibel ceiling. Its noise ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 9.36, makes it unlawful for any…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County's Noise Code (County Code Article 9.36) caps stationary-source sound at a sensitive receptor's property…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsPomona's noise ordinance, City Code Sec. 18-311, caps exterior sound at the receiving property line by zone…
Read full rule →Port Hueneme
Some RestrictionsPort Hueneme sets exterior noise limits by the receiving property, not the source. Municipal Code Section 3430 caps…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova's own noise ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 6.68, caps exterior noise at a residential property line…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga caps residential-property-line noise at 65 dBA daytime and 60 dBA overnight under Development Code…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsThe City's noise ordinance caps exterior sound at 55 dBA daytime and 45 dBA at night at a residential property line…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsThe county's noise ordinance (Ord. 847, ch. 9.52) caps exterior sound at any occupied property. A data center abutting…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville caps fixed-source noise at a sensitive receptor's property line at 50 dBA daytime (7 a.m.-10 p.m.) and 45 dBA…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento City Code section 8.68.060 caps exterior noise at agricultural and residential property at 55 dBA from 7…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code Section 19.39.030 caps noise at the receiving property line: 45 dBA day and 35 dBA night for…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsThe City of San Bernardino sets its own noise standard in Development Code Chapter 19.20: mechanical equipment must not…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsThe City of San Diego caps one-hour average sound at the property line: 75 dB(A) any time on industrial or agricultural…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsA data center in San Francisco may not push fixed-equipment noise more than 8 dBA above the ambient at the property…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsSan Joaquin County caps stationary-source noise at a receiving property at 50 dB Leq during the day and 45 dB Leq at…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose caps a new data center's noise at 55 dBA DNL at the property line where it sits next to homes or public uses…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro's Noise Ordinance sets no numeric decibel table. Municipal Code Section 4-1-1110 bans "disturbing…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County's General Plan Noise Element, Table 3-2, caps stationary-source noise at a home's property line…
Read full rule →San Mateo
Some RestrictionsCity of San Mateo Municipal Code Sec. 7.30.040 caps noise measured on the receiving property: 70 dB anytime in…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana has no data-center-specific noise rule, but Municipal Code Sec. 18-312 caps exterior noise reaching any…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara
Some RestrictionsThe City of Santa Barbara caps mechanical equipment at 53 dBA measured at the property line of any adjacent parcel used…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsSanta Barbara County has no numeric noise ordinance. Its Environmental Thresholds Manual treats a project as…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara's own noise ordinance, City Code Section 9.10.040, caps exterior noise at the receiving property by zone…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita Municipal Code Section 11.44.040 caps noise received on another's property: 65 dB(A) day and 55 dB(A)…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsSanta Cruz County's noise ordinance (County Code Chapter 8.30) caps sound at the source property line: 75 dBA daytime…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsSanta Monica Municipal Code Chapter 4.12 caps exterior noise at the property line. Residential Zone I limits are 60 dBA…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsShasta County has no standalone noise ordinance. A data center's cooling systems and backup generators are held to the…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsSonoma County caps new stationary-source noise at 50 dBA L50 daytime and 45 dBA L50 at night, measured at the property…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsStanislaus County's Noise Control Ordinance (County Code Chapter 10.46) caps exterior noise at 50 dBA daytime and 45…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsWhen a Stockton industrial use abuts homes, its noise cannot exceed 55 dB Leq by day or 45 dB Leq at night at the…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsTehama County has no numeric decibel ordinance, but its General Plan Noise Element sets stationary-source standards. A…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks controls data-center noise through its Municipal Code Chapter 21 nuisance ordinance, not a decibel table…
Read full rule →Torrance
Some RestrictionsTorrance caps noise at 60 dB(A) day and 55 dB(A) night at an industrial site's own property boundary, and 50/45 dB(A)…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsTulare County has no standalone noise ordinance. Its General Plan Noise Element bars new industrial noise sources from…
Read full rule →Tuolumne County
Some RestrictionsTuolumne County has no standalone noise ordinance. Stationary sources like data-center cooling and generators are held…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsTurlock caps exterior noise at 50 dBA overnight and 60 dBA daytime at one- and two-family homes, 70 dBA on light…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo's zoning code caps industrial noise at 75 dBA at the property line or district boundary, 65 dBA at any…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsThe City of Ventura caps noise at the receiving property line by zone under Municipal Code Sec. 10.650.130: 70 dBA…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsVentura County caps stationary-source noise at a noise-sensitive use at 55 dBA Leq daytime, 50 dBA evening, and 45 dBA…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville's Noise Control ordinance, Chapter 13.01, caps sound at the property line: 75 dB(A) anytime in industrial…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina sets no numeric dBA table. Chapter 15 bars loud, unnecessary noise in residential zones, presumed a…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsUnlike Sutter County, Yuba City has adopted a noise ordinance: Municipal Code Chapter 4-17. It bans "loud and raucous"…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsUnlike many rural counties, Yuba County has adopted a noise ordinance, Chapter 8.20 of the County Code. It sets…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Light RestrictionsBaldwin Park caps noise received on another person's property at 70 dBA in industrial zones day and night, and 55 dBA…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Light RestrictionsBellflower caps industrial noise at 45 decibels beyond the site boundary at all hours under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Light RestrictionsBostonia has no city noise ordinance. San Diego County Code Sec. 36.404 governs: 50 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 45…
Read full rule →Corona
Light RestrictionsCorona caps stationary-source noise at the receiving property line: 55 dBA daytime and 50 dBA nighttime at homes, 65/60…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Light RestrictionsFresno County's Noise Control ordinance (County Code Chapter 8.40, Ordinance 24-021) caps exterior noise at an affected…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Light RestrictionsLakewood sets one number, not a day-night table. Municipal Code Section 9376 caps mechanical equipment noise at 60 dBA…
Read full rule →Menifee
Light RestrictionsMenifee caps stationary-source noise at another occupied property at 65 Leq exterior from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 45 Leq…
Read full rule →Merced
Light RestrictionsMerced's industrial performance standards cap noise beyond the property line at 70 dBA from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 60 dBA…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Light RestrictionsThe county Development Code sets stationary-source noise limits, measured at the nearest noise-sensitive property line…
Read full rule →Solano County
Light RestrictionsSolano County caps nonagricultural noise at 65 dBA at the property line between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under County Code…
Read full rule →Sonora
Light RestrictionsThe City of Sonora sets no numeric decibel limit for stationary noise. Data-center cooling and generators are governed…
Read full rule →Data Center Moratoriums
Temporary pauses or outright bans on new data-center development while a locality studies impacts, including moratorium length, what triggers one, and which projects are grandfathered in.
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.
Los Angeles
Light RestrictionsThe City of Los Angeles has no cryptocurrency-mining ordinance. A commercial mine is treated like any data-processing…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Few RestrictionsColusa County has no ordinance specific to cryptocurrency or blockchain mining. A commercial mining operation is…
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