Chapter 1A Zoning Code

Sec. 13B.1.3.

Applicability the provisions of this Section (Oil Drilling Districts(O)) shall apply to the Supplemental Districts established by ordinance and to remain until said district is terminated in accordance with Sec. 13B.1.3. (Zoning Code Amendment).the provisions of this Section (Oil Drilling Districts(O)) do not apply to the location of subterranean gas holding areas or oil, gas, or hydrocarbon wells that are operated as a public utility regulated by the california Public Utilities commission. 2. Oil Drilling Area Types each district shall be determined to be in one of the following oil drilling area types using the corresponding criteria: the standards and requirements of each Oil Drilling District (O) depend on the oil drilling area type in which the district is located. a. Non-Urbanized Area All those portions of the City which the City Planning Commission or City Council has determined will not be detrimentally affected by the drilling, maintenance, or operation of oil, gas, or hydrocarbon wells. In making its determination, the City Planning Commission, or the City Council on appeal, shall give due consideration to the amount of land subdivided, the physical improvements, the density of population, and the zoning of the district. b. Urbanized Area All land in the City, except land in the Heavy Industrial 1 Use District, and land which has been determined to be non-urbanized area by the City Planning Commission or City Council, or land located in the Los Angeles City Oil Field Area (as identified below). c. Los Angeles City Oil Field Area All land in the City within the areas identified on the maps in Ord. No. 156,166 located in Council File No. 80-3951, and shall include all oil producing zones beneath those areas, but no deeper than the third zone beneath the surface of the earth. | 8-14 Supplemental & Special Zoning | Article 8 Div. 8.2. (Supplemental Districts) Sec. 8.2.4. (Oil Drilling Districts (O)) Established by Ord. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2