Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Colorado (2026)
8 rules on the books across Colorado, 6 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.
Arvada
Some RestrictionsArvada will not let a data center locate within 300 feet of any residential zoning district boundary. The Land…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora's Unified Development Ordinance lists Data Center as a permitted use by right in the MU-OI, Airport, Accident…
Read full rule →Centennial
Some RestrictionsCentennial classifies data centers and server farms as Light Industry, permitted outright in the I district and allowed…
Read full rule →Colorado Springs
Some RestrictionsColorado Springs treats a data center as a Light Industrial accessory office use rather than giving it its own zoning…
Read full rule →Loveland
Some RestrictionsLoveland's Unified Development Code allows data centers in the B, MAC, E and I zones only if street-facing building…
Read full rule →Weld County
Some RestrictionsWeld County lets data centers into all three of its Industrial Zone Districts, but the approval path changes by…
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.
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.