Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Missouri (2026)
6 rules on the books across Missouri, 3 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.
Cass County
Significant RestrictionsA data center in unincorporated Cass County needs a special use permit and cannot exceed 1,000 acres, 60% lot coverage…
Read full rule →Kansas City
Significant RestrictionsKansas City requires a special use permit for data centers in Business and Downtown districts, caps their ground-floor…
Read full rule →Independence
Some RestrictionsIndependence permits data centers by right as a Data Processing and Hosting use in its Business Park (B-P/PUD) and I-1…
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.
Cass County
Some RestrictionsData centers, generators and substations in unincorporated Cass County must keep sound pressure levels at or under 50…
Read full rule →Kansas City
Some RestrictionsKansas City exempts data centers over 50 MW from its general noise code as long as they stay at or under 80 dBA at the…
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.