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Bradley County limits cryptocurrency mining and data centers to I-2 industrial zones with 3,000-foot buffers
Summary
The Bradley County Commission amended the county zoning resolution April 20 to add definitions and regulations for cryptocurrency mining and data centers and to permit those uses only in the I-2 Special Impact Industrial District, with a 3,000-foot buffer from homes, schools and churches. The substitute motion passed unanimously.
The Bradley County Commission on April 20 voted to amend the county zoning code to add definitions and rules for cryptocurrency mining and data centers, and to limit those uses to the I-2 Special Impact Industrial District with minimum distance protections for residential areas, schools and churches.
The action grew out of concerns from residents and commissioners about noise, air and water impacts and heavy power demands from large-scale data centers or industrial cryptocurrency operations. Commissioner Louie Alford, who led the substitute motion, told the commission he shared residents’ worries and…
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