Data Centers

The city's zoning ordinance defines data centers and high energy uses and establishes the Niagara Digital Campus district. The ordinance excludes cryptocurrency mining from the data center definition and provides a separate definition. The ordinance includes data centers and cryptocurrency mining in its definition of high energy use. The Niagara Digital Campus district permits high energy uses, provided they follow standards that address setbacks, parking, loading, building layout, facades, site and structure requirements, streetscape, subdivisions, patios, landscaping, pedestrian amenities, utilities and equipment, lighting, drainage, noise, storage, fencing, vibration, emissions, fire safety, waste, construction monitoring, community benefits, energy use, and signage (§1318.5.5).