Utah Code § 10-20-624
Digital asset mining -- Zoning restrictions
Utah · Utah Code Title 10 — Utah Municipal Code · Status: effective
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- Utah Code § 10-20-624, Digital asset mining -- Zoning restrictions, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2325677
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(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Digital asset" means the same as that term is defined in Section 7-29-101.
(b) "Digital asset mining" means using computer hardware and software specifically designed or utilized for validating data and securing a blockchain network.
(c) "Digital asset mining business" means a group of computers working at a single site that:
(i) consumes more than one megawatt of energy on an average annual basis; and
(ii) operates for the purpose of generating blockchain tokens by securing a blockchain network.
(2) A municipality may not enact an ordinance, resolution, or rule that:
(a) for digital asset mining businesses located in areas zoned for industrial use, imposes sound restrictions on digital asset mining businesses that are more stringent than the generally applicable limits set for industrial-zoned areas; or
(b) prevents a digital asset mining business from operating in an area zoned for industrial use if the digital asset mining business meets other requirements for industrial use.