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1 ORDINANCE NO. 764
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF VERNON , ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS AN
REGULATIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR OIL AND GAS WELLS
3 WITHIN THE CITY OF VERNON.
4 WHEREAS.. the City Council of the City of Vernon finds it necessar
5 to establish regulations.. conditions, and supervision prior to the issuance of a
6 permit for an oil and gas well to be located within the City of Vernon.. and to
7 promote the public health.. safety.. and general welfare in the City of Vernon;
8 NOW" THEREFORE" THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
9 VERNON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1:
An oil and gas well shall mean any well or hole
11 already drilled.. being drilled.. or to be drilled into the surface of the earth
12 which is used or intended to be used in connection with coring.. or the drilling
13 for.. or the producing of petroleum.. natural gas, or other hydrocarbon
14 substances; or is used or intended to be used for the subsurface injection into
15 the earth of oil field waste.. gases.. water or liquid substances; including any
16 existing hole.. well" or casing which has not been abandoned" in accordance
17 with Ordinance No. 763 of the City of Vernon, except that oil and gas wells shal
18 not include an exploratory well as defined in Ordinance No. 763 of the City of
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SECTION 2:
Oil well drilling district shall mean a district
21 created by an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Vernon.. after receiv-
22 ing an appropriate application for the formation of an oil well drilling district..
23 such request being in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. The
24 purpose of creating an oil well drilling district shall be for the promotion of a
25 safe" orderly.. and equitable extraction of oil.. gas" petroleum.. or other
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SECTION 3:
Before any oil and gas well may be drilled" in
any portion of the City of Vernon.. a permit shall be required of the applicant"
to be issued by the City Engineer of the City of Vernon. Before said permit
may be issued" it must appear:
(a) That an oil drilling district as hereinafter defined has been
created by an appropriate ordinance of the City Council of the City
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of Vernon.
(b)
That all laws of the City of Vernon pertaining to zoning.. sub-
division.. set-back lines~ fire~ building~ and other laws.. rules.. and
regulations applicable to the property for which the permit is sought
have been complied with.. and that the granting of said permit will
not result in any contravention of any law" rule" or regulation of
the City of Vernon.
(c)
That a site plan has been submitted to the City Engineer with
the application for permit.. detailing the well location" rig location..
pit locations.. and pipe storage locations.. and ingress and egress.
(d)
That prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant will
post a bond in the amount of $2.. 000.00.. said bond indemnifying the
City of Vernon.. and insuring that upon abandonment of the well" the
requirements of the City of Vernon restoring the well site to its
original condition will be complied with.
(e)
Prior to the iss uance of the permitll the prospective applicant
will be required to furnish a certificate of public liability insurance..
naming the City of Vernon as a co-insured.
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Both the bond and public liability insurance set forth in sub-
paragraphs (d) and (e) above will be issued by a company qualified
to do business in the State of California. Said Bond and said public
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liability insurance policy must have the prior approval of the City
Attorney of the City of Vernon.. including but not limited to the
amount of the public liability insurance policy and the nature and
form of the contracts issued by the insurer.
SECTION 4:
The filing of any petition for an oil and gas
drilling district shall be accompanied by the payment of the sum of $2.. 000.00
for each oil and gas drilling district.. which sum will be deemed to defray the
costs of investigations and inspections by the City of Vernon. The payment of
said application fee shall be payable to the City Clerk of the City of Vernon.
SECTION 5:
A petition to the City Council for the creation
by ordinance of an oil drilling district shall contain a statement that the
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1 petitioner has the proprietary or contractual authority to drill for and produce
2 oil.. gas.. or other hydrocarbon substances under the surface of at least 75% of
3 the mineral interest to be included in said district; and that adequate protection
4 has been afforded the payment of royalties to parties not so granting the remain
5 ing mineral interest in said district.
6 The City Engineer may request the petitioner in writing to submit
7 for inspection copies of leases and contracts held by the petitioner in support of
8 such asserted proprietary or contractual authority. Further" the City Engineer
9 may request the petitioner.. at the petitionerts own expense.. to supply to the Cit
10 Engineer a preliminary title report from a recognized title insurance company..
11 indicating the name or names of the parties holding a proprietary or contractual
12 interest sufficient to grant to the petitioner at least 75% of the mineral interest
13 to be included in said district. All such lease.. contracts.. and title reports
14 shall be subject to the approval of the City Attorney of the City of Vernon.
15 The district described in said petition shall normally be 40 acres or
16 more in area.. including all streets.. ways~ and alleys within the boundary there
17 of; and shall be substantially compact in area; and the boundaries thereof shall
IS follow public streets.. ways.. or alleys so far as practicable.
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SECTION 6:
No petition for the establishment of an oil drillin
district shall be filed with the City Council unless it has first been submitted to
and reported on by the City Engineer and the City Attorney. Said report shall
consider the propriety of the proposed boundaries of the district.. and the
desirability of the drill site location. Said report shall be made by the City
Engineer and the City Attorney within thirty {30} days after the receipt of said
petition.. and upon a favorable report by the City Engineer and the City Attorney
said petition shall then be placed upon the next convenient City Council agenda.
A copy of said report shall accompany the petition.
SECTION 7:
After the petitioner's request for the creation
of an oil drilling district" by ordinance" has been acted upon favorably by the
City Council.. the petitioner may then request a permit to drill one or more oil
and gas wells. After "'$e petitioner's request for a permit has been received
by the City Engineer~ the City Engineer shall determine that all the rules.. laws
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1 and regulations of the City of Vernon.. including but not limited to requirements
2 of other departments.. have been complied with. Further.. the City Engineer
3 shall determine that the applicant has complied with the engineering regulations
4 for oil and gas wells.. and that all applications have been accompanied by the
5 filing fee of $200. 00 for each well. If the City Engineer is satisfied that the
6 proposed drilling described in the application for permit conforms to said
7 requirements.. laws.. and regulations.. he shall issue a permit to the applicant..
8 conditioned upon the applicant's continual complying with said appropriate laws..
9 rules.. and regulations.
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SECTION 8:
The City Engineer of the City of Vernon is here-
11 by designated as the appropriate administrative authority for the promulgation
12 of regulations for oil and gas wells. Said regulations may be adopted by the
13 City Engineer from time to time after appropriate hearings. Hearings shall
14 be held after posted notice as set forth below.. and at the time of said hearing
15 interested parties may appear and testify or otherwise present evidence.. oppos
16 ing.. introducing.. or supporting proposed engineering regulations for oil and
17 gas wells. Said hearing shall be held and regulations may be adopted or repeal
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(a) The City Engineer shall cause a notice of hearing to be posted
at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing upon the adoption or
repealing of proposed engineering regulations.. said notice to be
posted on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of the City
of Vernon.. located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue.. Vernon.. California.
(b) Said notice shall specify the time and place of said hearings..
and shall be held in suitable quarters to allow a sufficient number
of the public as may be interested to attend said hearings.
(c) Said hearings may be adjourned from time to time by an open
oral announcement at the time and place of hearing.
(d) After the taking of testimony and the introduction of appropriat
evidence.. the City Engineer may then determine whether a regula-
tion shall be adopted" amended" modified" or repealed.
(e) Any interested party aggrieved by the decision of the City
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Engineer as set forth in paragraph (d) above may petition to the
City Council of the City of Vernon.. requesting appropriate changes..
eliminations.. or additions of regulations. The City Clerk.. upon
receipt of said petition shall set the matter upon the agenda of the
next convenient City Council meeting.. at which time the aggrieved
party may appear before the Council to be heard upon his petition.
The City Council shall then determine finally whether said regula-
tion or regulations shall be adopted.. amended.. or repealed.. and
may.. as they so desire.. adopt or repeal a new and different regula..
tion which may promote the public health.. safety" and general wel-
fare of the City of Vernon.
SECTION 9:
If the City Council of the City of Vernon shall
13 determine that a petition for the creation of an oil drilling district by ordinance
14 shall comprise of an area of less then forty (40) acres, including all streets,
15 ways.. and alleys within the boundaries thereof.. the City Council may.. in its
16 discretion, nevertheless allow the creation of such an oil drilling district where
17 it appears that sufficient geological.. economic.. or geographical reasons would
IS allow the creation of a smaller oil drilling district and would not prove a
19 detriment to public health.. safety.. and general welfare in the City of Vernon.
20 A request for such an oil drilling district must contain sufficient geological..
21 economic.. and geographical information to advise the City Council of the City
22 of Vernon of the necessity of the creation of a smaller district.
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SECTION 10:
The regulations for oil and gas wells.. and
other appropriate City rules, regulations, and ordinances shall be complied
with by the applicant at all times after the receipt of the permit. If at any time
during the drilling of oil and gas wells it shall be determined in good faith by
the City Engineer or other appropriate department heads that the laws.. rules..
and regulations of the City of Vernon are not complied with.. said City Engineer
or other appropriate departme nt head may issue a cease and desist order to
the applicant by posting the same in a conspicuous place upon the property.. and
thereafter no further oil and gas wells shall be drilled.
SECTION 11:
Every violation of this Ordinance is hereby
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SECTION 12:
Any person.. firm.. or corporation violating
3 any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeano
4 and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $500.00..
5 or be imprisoned in the County Jail of the County of Los Angeles" or in the City
6 Jail of the City of Vernon.. as the committing magistrate may direct" for not
7 more than one hundred eighty (180) days" or by both such fine and imprisonment
8 in the discretion of the Court. Each day such violation is committed or per-
9 mitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as
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SECTION 13:
Any ordinance establishing an oil drilling
district as defined in this Ordinance" and any permit granted pursuant to this
Ordinance shall become null and void one (I) year after the effective date thereo
unless oil drilling operations are commenced and diligently prosecuted within
such one (1) year period; provided" however" that prior to the expiration
thereof the City Engineer may extend the termination date for an additional
period not to exceed one (1) year.. if written application is filed with the City
Engineer setting forth the reasons for such extension and the City Engineer
determines that a good and reasonable cause exists therefor. Similarly.. the
City Engineer may extend the termination date for two consecutive additional
periods" not to exceed one (1) year each.. for those districts which are part of
a group undergoing development from one or more common controlled drilling
sites.. provided that drilling operations have been diligently prosecuted from
the common drilling sites during the previous extension period.
Further, the ordinance creating the oil drilling district and the
permit granted pursuant to this Ordinance shall be null and void one (1) year
after all wells in the district have been abandoned as required by law.
SECTION 14:
There being no newspaper printed.. published
and circulated in the City of Vernon.. the City Clerk is hereby directed to certif
to the passage of this Ordinance and shall post same.. or cause same to be
posted.. in three of the most public places in the City of Vernon.. to wit: the
northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; the northeast corner of
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1 Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard; and on the bulletin board in the lobby
2 of the City Hall of said City.. located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue.. all in the City of
3 Vernon.. Los Angeles County.. California; that this Ordinance shall be in full
4 force and effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of posting.
5 ADOPTED and APPROVED this 1st day of December.. 1964.
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16 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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17 I" F. A. ZIEMER. City Clerk of the City of Vernon.. do hereby
18 certify that the foregoing Ordinance.. being Ordinance No. 764.. was duly and
19 regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
20 Vernon held on November 17.. 1964.. and thereafter finally adopted at a regular
21 meeting of said City Council held on December 1, 1964.. by the following vote:
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AYES:
NOES:
Councilmen: Anderson, Furlong,
Mail1iard, Halburg, Paxon
Councilmen: None
Absent:
Councilmen: None
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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I" F. A. ZIEMER.. City Clerk of th~; C;r::' of Vernon.. do hereby
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certify that I did" on the 1st day of ~~; l! 64.. post three (3) copies of
Ordinance No. 764" one in each of the following places" to wit: at the northwest
corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; at the northeast corner of Leonis
Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard; and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the
City Hall of the City of Vernon.. located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue.. all in said
City.. there being no newspaper of general circulation printed and published in
the City of Vernon. 1(r'LI
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Signed this 1st day of NfilX~.. 1964.
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Subscribed and sworn to b~;~(~r.)
, December/' I "'(,it
this ~ day of ~llIGO:'.. 1964.
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