Missoula County zoning regulations for data centers and cryptocurrency operations throughout the county

The site is zoned Industrial Center, Heavy. A data center would be an allowed use on the property. However, Missoula County has additional zoning regulations that apply to data centers and cryptocurrency operations throughout the county. These regulations include:

  • All power for the operation must come from a new renewable energy source (meaning it has not been on the market yet)

  • The operation must recycle all electronic waste

  • Because it is located within 500 feet of a residential area, the proposal must go through a special exception review to ensure impacts to nearby properties are addressed, including traffic, noise, lighting, landscaping, and screening and buffering

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Update: Missoula County received the following message from Mike Heisey, who owns the building the proposed data center would be in:

"After hearing from the public and understanding what the concerns are, I have decided to withdraw my signature from the Krambu special exception application. Bonner Property will not be moving forward with the data center proposed by them. We appreciate the public's feedback and will continue to actively pursue clients for the mill site. Thank you. Mike Heisey"


This development means the project will not move forward.