Data processing or computer services are permitted only when they do not include retail sales or equipment repair.

Development requires a site plan showing compliance with the district’s standards; if only a building permit is required, the planning director must approve the site plan before the permit is issued.

The minimum lot area is 20,000 square feet, and the minimum average lot width is 80 feet, subject to specified exceptions in Chapter 17.84.

Required yards include a 10-foot front yard and 10-foot street-side yard. Interior-side and rear yards are generally not required, but must be 20 feet when abutting a residential district or 10 feet when abutting a freeway right-of-way.

Structural height is limited to 45 feet. Within 40 feet of a residential district, structures are limited to one story and 20 feet, subject to an exception in Section 17.84.030.

Landscaping, outdoor lighting, parking, and zone-wall requirements must comply with referenced countywide zoning standards, including Chapter 17.86 for parking.

Outside trash storage and collection facilities must be enclosed by a solid masonry wall or view-obscuring fence at least one foot higher than the trash container.

Operations may not create annoying odors detectable beyond the property line, vibrations detectable without instruments at the property line, electromagnetic interference affecting protected equipment or reception beyond the property line, or intense light or glare causing a nuisance or hazard beyond the property line.

Noise, atmospheric emissions, toxic or noxious matter, radiation, heat and humidity, fire and explosive hazards, and liquid and solid wastes are subject to applicable county, state, and federal standards.

Data processing or computer services are permitted outright in the M-L district, allowing a data center-related use without a use permit; retail sales and equipment repair are excluded. 17.56.020(A)(7)

Wholesale businesses, warehouses, mini-storage and other storage buildings, and distribution facilities are permitted outright, except facilities storing or distributing flammable or explosive materials. 17.56.020(A)(8)

Professional, business, research, and administrative offices are permitted when they are part of a permitted industrial use, supporting on-site data center administration and operations. 17.56.020(A)(3)

Accessory uses such as a cafeteria, blueprinting, or printing are permitted when they serve the primary use, are on the same plant site, and are not open to the general public. 17.56.020(D)

Research and development laboratories, printing, publishing, and trade schools are permitted outright, providing approved supporting or associated uses for data center operations. 17.56.020(A)(4)-(6)

Outdoor storage may be permitted without a use permit when it is accessory to a permitted use, located in the rear portion of the lot, enclosed by a solid wall or fence at least six feet high, and kept below the screening height. 17.56.020(E)

The district allows a maximum structural height of 45 feet, although structures within 40 feet of a residential district are limited to one story and 20 feet unless an exception applies under Section 17.84.030. 17.56.050(D)

The minimum lot area is 20,000 square feet and the minimum average lot width is 80 feet, providing baseline development standards for constructing facilities in the district. 17.56.050(A)-(B)

A variety of data center-related support uses, including coffee shops, restaurants, equipment sales, rental, repair and storage, and truck or heavy-equipment services, may operate with a use permit rather than being prohibited. 17.56.030(A)-(G)

Uses similar in character and impact to the listed permitted or use-permitted uses may be approved under the county's similar-use procedure, creating a pathway for comparable technology or industrial activities not expressly listed. 17.56.040(B)