HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES - 10091984 - 84-52 ORDINANCE NO. 84- 52
(Urgency Interim Land Use Permit Requirement
for Exploration and Production of Oil , Gas
or Minerals)
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Ordains as follows:
SECTION I . Extension of Ordinance. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858
Ordinance 84-44 is hereby extended to August 24, 1985.
SECTION II . Permit Area. No new exploration and drilling for or production
of oil , gas or minerals shall be carried on or established, and no such uses
presently existing shall be expanded or materially altered within ay land use
district established by Title 8 of the Contra Costa County Ordinance Code with-
out a conditional use permit first having been granted through procedures pro-
vided in that Code. No additional use permits shall be approved for such uses
unless the planning agency finds that the proposed use is consistent with the use
provisions of the underlying zoning district and the County's general plan, and is
compatible with established uses in adjacent zoning districts.
SECTION III . Urgency Declaration. This ordinance is an interim urgency measure
to protect the public safety, health and welfare pursuant to the authorization
of Government Code §65858, by prohibiting uses which may be in conflict with a
contemplated zoning proposal for which the Board of Supervisors has initiated
consideration. This proposal is whether Ordinance Code §82-2.012 should be
amended to extend its requirement of land use permits to all land use districts
in the County which would be in addition to its current requirement for such
permits in residential and retail business districts.
It is hereby found that there is a current and immediate threat to the public's
health, safety and welfare and that the approval of the additional land use
permits or other applicable entitlements for the above uses and/or the further
new establishment of such uses would result in a threat to public health , safety
and welfare. Some of the facts constituting the basis for the above findings
are that existing oil and gas exploration, drilling and production have resulted
in excessive noise and unsightly production facilities being located too close
to single family land use districts and homes located therein. This ordinance
is intended to provide an opportunity to prepare and adopt appropriate regula-
tions and allow the implementation of measures to alleviate the development of
the conditions (excessivenoise, etc.) noted herein.
SECTION IV. Report. The County Planning Agency is hereby directed to consider
and study the above-noted proposed zoning ordinance change and report thereon
to this Board.
SECTION V. Effective and Expiration Dates. This ordinance becomes effective
immediately upon passage and shall be operative to August 24, 1985, pursuant to
Government Code §65858. Within 15 days after passage this ordinance shall be
published once with the names of Supervisors voting for or against it in the
Martinez News Gazette a newspaper published in this County.
PASSED on October 9, 1984 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors - Powers, Fanden, McPeak, Schroder, Torlakson
NOES: Supervisors - None
ABSENT: Supervisors - None
ATTEST: Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator.
Deputy Chairperson of the Board
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