Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Washington (2026)
4 rules on the books across Washington, 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.
Snohomish County
Heavy RestrictionsSCC 30.28.032 imposes a countywide moratorium blocking the filing, acceptance, processing, or approval of any…
Read full rule →Renton
Significant RestrictionsRenton has no standalone data-center use category; RMC 4-11-040(D) folds data centers into "Warehousing" under RMC…
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.
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.