Chapter 17.12 — OIL DRILLING AND PRODUCTION REGULATIONS

This chapter is intended to provide for the drilling, redrilling and servicing of oil wells, and to promote the orderly utilization and development of the existing and potential oil resources within the City of Anaheim. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

The following terms as used in this chapter shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the respective meanings herein set forth:

.010 "Abandonment" is the restoration of the drill site as required by these regulations.

.020 "City Manager" shall mean and include the City Manager of the City of Anaheim or his designated representative.

.030 "A.P.I." is the American Petroleum Institute.

.040 Approved. Approved by the City Manager, "approved type" or "approved design" is and includes

improvements, equipment or facilities of a type or design approved by the City Manager.

.050 "A.S.M.E." is the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

.060 "Blow-out" is the uncontrolled discharge of gas, liquid or solids or a mixture thereof from a well into the atmosphere.

.070 "Blow-out preventer" is a mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic or other device or combination of such devices secured to the top of a well casing, including valves, fittings and control mechanisms connected therewith designed and capable of preventing a blowout.

.080 "Cellar" is an excavation around or above the top joint of the casing in a well.

.090 Completion of Drilling. A well is completed, for the purpose of these regulations, thirty days after the drilling crew has been released, unless drilling or remedial operations are resumed before the end of the thirty days.

.100 "Derrick" is a framework, tower or mast together with all parts of an appurtenance to such structure, including any foundations, pump house, pipe racks and each and every part thereof, which is or are required, or used, or useful for the drilling for the production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbons from the earth except tanks used for storage purposes.

.110 "Desertion" is the cessation of operations at a drill site without compliance with the provisions of the chapter relating to suspended operations or abandonment.

.120 "Diligence," as used in these regulations, shall mean that the drilling derrick is in its operating position over the well, properly anchored and supported and that an operating crew is on duty at the drill site at all reasonable times. .130 "Division of oil and gas" shall mean the Division of Oil and Gas of the Department of Conservation of the Resources Agency of the State of California or any other State agency that may in the future be charged with its responsibilities.

.140 "Drilling" means digging a hole in earth formation with a power-driven drill bit for the purpose of exploring for or developing of oil or gas. Drilling includes those operations that are concerned with the completion of a well. "Drilling" does not include "shot hole."

.150 "Drill site" is the premises used during the drilling and subsequent life of a well or wells, which is necessary for the safe operation thereof.

.160 "Dwelling" shall mean any building or structure which has for its primary purpose human residence.

.170 "Gas" means the gaseous components or vapors occurring in or derived from petroleum or natural gas.

.180 "Lessee" is the possessor of the right to exploit the premises for minerals.

.190 "Lessor" is the mineral right owner.

.200 "Maintenance" means and includes the repair and replacement of parts of a structure where same does not alter or lessen the strength or stability of the structure.

.210 "Natural gasoline plant" or "absorption plant" is a plant for the processing of natural gas from the production wells and processed into its various components.

.220 "Oil" includes petroleum, and petroleum includes oil.

.230 "Operator" is the person, whether proprietor, lessee or independent contractor, actually in charge and in

control of the drilling, maintenance, operation or pumping of a well or lease.

.240 "Outer boundary line" shall be where several contiguous parcels of land in one or different ownerships are operated as a single oil or gas lease or operating unit. The term "outer boundary line" means the exterior limits of the land included in the lease or unit. In determining the contiguity of any such parcels of land, no street, road or alley lying within the lease or unit shall be deemed to interrupt such contiguity.

.250 "Owner" is a person who owns a legal or equitable title in and to the surfaces of the drill site.

.260 "Person" includes any individual, firm, association, corporation, joint venture or any other group or combination acting as a unit.

.270 "Redrilling" shall mean the deepening of an existing oil well or otherwise drilling beyond the extremities of the existing well case. The provisions of this chapter relating to drilling shall be equally applicable to redrilling.

.280 "Seismic petroleum prospecting" shall mean prospecting for oil by means of drilling holes into the ground, placing an explosive charge therein, and detonating such charge, thereby exciting an energy or sound wave through the earth, the results of which are recorded and read by seismograph equipment placed at various locations on the surface of the earth.

.290 "Shot hole" shall mean the hole drilled in seismic petroleum prospecting.

.300 "Source of ignition" means any flame, arc, spark or heated object or surface capable of igniting flammable liquids, gases or vapors.

.310 "Street" is a public or private right-of-way which afford primary means of access to abutting property.

.320 "Structure" shall mean anything constructed or erected, which requires location on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground. A structure shall include, but not be limited to, a tank, edifice or building of any kind.

.330 "Suspended operations" is the approved, temporary suspension of drilling or redrilling operations pending a resumption of operations or abandonment.

.340 "Tank" is a container, covered or uncovered, used in conjunction with the drilling or production of an oil well, for holding or storing liquids at or near atmospheric pressure.

.350 "Well" or "oil well" is a well or hole drilled into the earth for the purpose of exploring for or extracting from the earth oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances or a well or hole in the earth by means of and through which oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances are extracted, produced or capable of being produced from the earth, or a well or hole for the purpose of secondary recovery or disposal thereof. "Well" does not include "shot hole."

.360 "Well servicing" is remedial or maintenance work performed within any existing well which does not involve drilling or redrilling. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

.010 A permit from the City Manager shall be obtained:

.0101 For drilling or redrilling operations in connection with the exploration for or the production of petroleum, or for the purpose of secondary recovery;

.0102 To erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish any structure. .020 No permit shall be required for well servicing or maintenance of or for any structure for which a building permit is not required. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

The applicant shall file an application in writing for a permit on a form furnished for that purpose by the City Manager. The application shall be accompanied by:

.010 A complete legal description of the property;

.020 A fully informative plot plan showing the location of the well, the location of which has been staked on the ground, appurtenant structures and their relation to any existing hospital, sanitarium, church, rest home, airport, school and dwelling within the radius required by this chapter;

.030 Plans and engineering specifications of structures, drilling derricks, drilling masts, tanks and high pressure systems regulated by this chapter. Applicant need not file plans and engineering specifications of standard derricks, masts and tanks when such plans and specifications are already on file with the City Manager;

.040 A corporate surety bond in conformity with the provisions of Section 17.12.050;

.050 A verified statement signed by the applicant certifying that he is duly authorized by operator to make and file the application and that he has read the application and the same is true and correct;

.060 An acknowledged statement in writing by the owner of the surface rights of the drill site and by the owner of any private land over which access is had to the drill site granting to the City of Anaheim the right to enter upon the drill site and such private land for the purpose of inspection and restoring the premises in the event the applicant should fail to do so;

.070 A statement as to the means by which liquid spills will be removed from diked area or catchment basins;

.080 Such other pertinent information as may be required by the City Manager;

.090 A drilling permit may be amended as it relates to the drill site area and a drill site may be modified as to size and shape by filing with the City Manager of a modified plot plan if the modified drill site conforms to the applicable provisions of this chapter but not otherwise. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

.010 Existing Wells. A bond in the form required by this section shall be filed for each existing well within thirty days following the effective date of this chapter.

.020 New Wells. A bond in the form required by this section shall accompany every application for the drilling or redrilling of any oil well for which a bond is not on file.

.030 Bond Forms. Bonds shall be on a form approved by the City Manager and City Attorney and shall be filed with the City Clerk.

.0301 Single Bonds. Corporate surety bonds in the penal sum of five thousand dollars. The bond shall be executed by the operator as principal and by the authorized surety company as surety and conditioned that the principal named in the bond shall faithfully comply with all the provisions of this chapter in drilling or redrilling and maintaining all production facilities as required by this chapter until properly abandoned in conformity with the provisions hereof. The bond shall secure the City of Anaheim against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by it by reason of the failure of the principal to fully comply with the provisions of this chapter. The bond shall include the correct name or number of the well and such other information as may be necessary to readily identify the oil well.

.0302 Blanket Bonds. Any operator may, in lieu of filing a single bond for each well as required by the foregoing subsections .010 and .020 of this section, file a bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars to cover all of his said operations conducted within the City of Anaheim. A rider to the bond shall be filed with the City Clerk showing the correct name or number of the well and such other information as may be necessary to readily identify the oil well for each well covered by the bond.

.040 Default in Performance of Conditions — Notice to be Given.

.0401 Whenever the City Manager finds that a default has occurred in the performance of any requirement or condition of these regulations, written notice thereof shall be given to the principal and to the surety on the bond. .0402 Such notice shall specify the work to be done, the estimated cost thereof and the period of time deemed by the City Manager to be reasonably necessary for the completion of such work.

.0403 After receipt of such notice, the surety shall within the time therein specified either cause or require work to be performed, or failing therein, shall pay over to the City of Anaheim the estimated cost of doing the work as set forth in the notice, plus an additional sum equal to twenty-five percent of the estimated cost. Upon receipt of such moneys, the City Manager shall proceed by such mode as he deems convenient to cause the required work to be performed and completed, but no liability shall be incurred therein other than for the expenditure of said sum in hand. In the event that the well has not been properly abandoned under the regulations of the Division of Oil and Gas, such additional moneys may be demanded from the surety as is necessary to restore the drill site in conformity with the regulations of this chapter.

quired work to be performed and completed, but no liability shall be incurred therein other than for the expenditure of said sum in hand. In the event that the well has not been properly abandoned under the regulations of the Division of Oil and Gas, such additional moneys may be demanded from the surety as is necessary to restore the drill site in conformity with the regulations of this chapter.

.050 Exoneration. Any bond issued in compliance with these regulations shall be terminated and canceled and the surety be relieved of all obligations thereunder when the well has been properly abandoned in conformity with all regulations of this chapter and in conformity with all regulations of the Division of Oil and Gas and notice to that effect has been received by the City Manager.

.060 Substitution. A substitute bond may be filed in lieu of any bond on file hereunder and the City Manager shall accept and file the same if it is qualified and in proper form and substance and the bond for which it is substituted shall be exonerated but only If the City Manager finds that all of the conditions of last mentioned bond have been satisfied and that no default exists as to the performance upon which the bond is conditioned. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

.010 Drilling or Redrilling Permit Fees. A fee for each drilling permit or redrilling permit shall be paid to the City of Anaheim as set forth in subsection .050 of this section.

Where drilling, redrilling construction or other work for which a permit is required by this chapter is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees hereunder specified shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any persons, firms, corporations or employees from fully complying with the requirements of this chapter or the execution of the work, nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.

.020 Plan Checking Fees. A plan checking fee shall not be charged for the derrick or its appurtenances. A plan checking fee shall be charged for all permanent buildings, production tanks, washing tanks, skim ponds and such other structures not directly connected with the derrick itself. A plan checking fee shall be charged for oil well cellars designed to accommodate more than one oil well. The plan checking fee shall be equal to one-half of the building permit fee as set forth in subsection .050 of this section.

.030 Annual Inspection Fees. The City Manager shall inspect annually, and at such other times as he deems necessary, each producing oil well and suspended oil well regulated by this chapter for the purpose of ascertaining whether the well is being operated or maintained in conformity with the minimum standards of this chapter. To meet the expense of such inspection, the operator shall pay to the City of Anaheim an annual inspection fee as specified in

subsection .050 of this section. The year for which each fee is applicable runs from July 1st to June 30th. The fees shall be based upon the total number of wells existing (whether producing or not) on July 1st. The fees shall be due prior to July 10th of the year to which they pertain. No additional fee shall be charged for additional inspections which may be required during the year. The City Manager shall keep a permanent, accurate account of all annual inspection fees collected and received under this chapter, the name of the operator for whose account the same were paid, the date and amount thereof, together with the well name and designation and the general location of the well. A report of the City Manager's annual inspection findings shall be furnished the operator.

.040 Building Permit Fees. A building permit fee shall be charged for the erection or construction or relocation of any permanent building, tank or other structures hereinabove included and such fee shall be based on the total valuation of the structure when completed.

.050 Permit and Inspection Fees.

.0501 The sum of one hundred dollars shall be charged for the drilling or redrilling of any oil well, no part of which shall be refundable.

.0502 Annual Inspection Fees. The sum of ten dollars per well shall be charged for the annual inspection of each existing, suspended or producing oil well.

.0503 All construction work for which a building permit is required shall be based upon the fees listed in the current Uniform Building Code adopted by the City Council.

.060 Permit Utilization. No permit issued hereunder shall be valid unless utilization of the privileges granted thereby be commenced within sixty days from and after the date of issuance of the permit and diligently and progressively prosecuted thereafter. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

.010 Location of Oil Wells.

.0101 No oil well shall be drilled within the following distances measured from the centerline of any local street, or any highway shown on the Master Plan of Arterial Highways, as amended: Major highways 210 feet

Primary highways 203 feet Secondary highways 195 feet Local streets 180 feet, except

that in the case of a local street, the right-of-way which is more than sixty feet in width, the distance shall be one hundred fifty feet plus one-half of the existing right-of-way. In the case of a local street, the right-of-way of which is more than sixty feet in width, the City Manager may determine that because of the degree of slope or other feature of the topography, a lesser distance than one-half of the right-of-way in addition to the one hundred fifty feet is reasonable to insure the safety of the traveling public in conformity with the purpose and intent of this provision, in which case the distance thus set by the City Manager shall prevail.

No oil well shall be drilled within one hundred fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railway which carries passengers for hire.

.0102 No oil well shall be drilled within one hundred fifty feet of any building for human occupancy, nor shall any such buildings be erected within one hundred fifty feet of any oil well not abandoned, except buildings incidental to the operation of the well. No oil well shall be drilled within one hundred fifty feet from the outer boundary line. .0103 No oil well shall be drilled within three hundred feet of any building used as a place of public assemblage, institution or school; nor shall any such building be erected within three hundred feet of any oil well not abandoned. .0104 Where special circumstances warrant a modification of the distances set forth by subsection .010 of this section, the City Manager may impose less restrictive requirements if such provisions or requirements are rendered

unnecessary or unreasonable by the then existing special features, such as topography, nature of the use and occupancy, buildings and roadways. The City Manager may also impose additional safety requirements rendered necessary because of such special features or because of any modification granted pursuant to subsection .010 of this section.

.0105 Any modifications exceeding twenty-five percent of the distance requirements set forth in subsection .010 of this section shall be reviewed and approved by the City Council.

.020 Private Roads and Drill Sites. Prior to commencement of any drilling operations, all private roads used for access to the drill site and the drill site itself shall be surfaced by clean crushed rock, gravel or decomposed granite, or oiled, and maintained to prevent dust and mud.

In particular cases these requirements governing surfacing of private roads and drill sites may be altered at the discretion of the City Manager after consideration of all of the circumstances including but not limited to distances from public streets and highways, distances from adjoining and nearby properties whose surface rights are not leased by the operator and the purposes for which the property of such owners are or may be used, topographic features, nature of the oil and exposure to the wind.

.030 Derricks. All derricks and masts hereafter erected for drilling or redrilling shall be at least equivalent to the American Petroleum Institute Standards DA, 14th Edition and 4D, 3rd Edition.

.040 Signs. A sign having a surface area of not less than two square feet and no more than four square feet bearing the current name and number of the well and the name and/or insignia of the operator shall be displayed at all times from the commencement of drilling operations until the well is abandoned. In the event there are more than two producing wells on one leasehold, it shall be sufficient if the entrances to the leasehold are posted with a sign not less than eighteen inches by twenty-four inches bearing the name of the operator together with the name or designation of the lease, together with an openly visible sign on each producing well designating the particular number thereof.

.050 Blow-Out Prevention. Protection shall be provided to prevent the blow-out of an oil well during drilling and redrilling operations and shall conform to the requirements of the State of California Petroleum Safety Orders — Drilling and Production Section 6691 of the Administrative Code of California.

.060 Blow-Out Prevention for Wells Other Than Drilling Wells.

.0601 Protection shall be provided to prevent the blow-out of an oil well, conforming to the requirements of the State of California Safety Orders — Drilling and Production, Section 6692 of the Administrative Code of California in the following cases:

.0601.01 During perforating, shooting or cutting off a string of casing;

.0601.02 During well servicing operations on a well that is known to have sufficient gas pressure to cause the well to flow, or where the gas pressure is unknown.

.0602 The operator shall notify the City Manager, in writing, at least one day before any of the operations described in this subsection are commenced. In the event that the day following the day on which notice be given falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, then such additional days, notice must be given as may be required so that there shall be one day, Saturday, Sunday and holidays excepted, between the date notice is given and any of the operations commenced.

one day before any of the operations described in this subsection are commenced. In the event that the day following the day on which notice be given falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, then such additional days, notice must be given as may be required so that there shall be one day, Saturday, Sunday and holidays excepted, between the date notice is given and any of the operations commenced.

.070 Waiver of Blow-Out Prevention Requirements. The blow-out preventive requirements of subsections .050 and .060 of this section may be waived by the City Manager upon such conditions and for such operations as he may determine, upon written application by the operator and upon a showing by him of sufficient cause therefor based upon information regarding depth of hole, probable gas pressure to be encountered, the proposed drilling, completion or abandonment program or whatever further information the City Manager may require.

.080 Sumps or Sump Holes. Rotary, mud, drill cuttings, oil field waste, oil or liquid hydrocarbons and all other oil field wastes derived or resulting from or connected with the drilling of any well shall be discharged into a sump hole

or steel tank. Such drill cuttings, rotary mud and drilling waste materials shall be removed from the drill site upon completion of drilling operations. Tanks used as and for sump purposes shall be removed from the drill site and sump holes shall be drained and back-filled within thirty days from and after completion of drilling.

.090 Fencing. All sumps or pumpholes and oil well production equipment having external, moving parts hazardous to life or limb shall be attended twenty-four hours per day or be enclosed by a steel chain link type fence not less than six feet in height and in addition having not less than three strands of barbed wire sloping outward at approximately a forty-five degree angle and for eighteen inches from the top of the fence. There shall be no aperture below such fence greater than four inches. Fence gates shall be placed at nonhazardous locations and shall be locked at all times when unattended by a watchman or service man.

.100 Cellars. The following regulations shall apply to cellars:

.1001 Every cellar shall be constructed in accordance with the Uniform Building Code, adopted by the City Council.

.1002 Such cellars shall be kept free from water, oil drilling, fluids or other substances which might constitute a hazard, except during drilling and servicing operations.

.1003 The depth of such cellars shall be the vertical measurement between the lowest point of the floor area in the bottom of such cellar and the lowest point of ground or any surface adjacent to the top of the cellar wall.

.1004 All multi-well cellars exceeding three feet in depth and twenty-five feet in length shall have two separate means of entrance or exit. If the cellar exceeds fifty feet in length, one of the means of entrance or exit shall be a stairway. If the cellar exceeds two hundred feet in length, a third means of entrance or exit shall be provided.

.1005 Multi-well cellars shall have a steel grate covering with no unobstructed openings in excess of three inches. Materials, equipment or other appurtenances shall not be stored or placed on the grating so as to interfere with the escape of gases and vapors.

.110 Removal of Equipment. All drilling equipment and the derrick shall be removed from the premises within sixty days following the completion, abandonment or desertion of any well. Once the well is a producing well, it shall be served with a portable derrick when required. Drilling operations shall be diligently prosecuted until the well is completed or abandoned.

.120 Soundproofing. Soundproofing shall comply with the following specifications when required by the provisions of Section 18.38.180 (Oil Production) of Chapter 18.38 (Supplemental Use Regulations). Soundproofing acoustical blankets for the drilling derrick and accessory structures shall be: Fibrous glass insulation one and one-half inches thick, 0.50 pounds per cubic foot, density, .063 pounds per square foot, weight, .00010 to .00015 fiber diameter (inches) with a phenolic binder having a temperature limit of four hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit sewed between layers of fire retardant, vinyl fiberglass cloth, fifteen to seventeen ounces per square yard sewed with dacron thread D- 92 with stitches not more than six to the inch. The lacing cord shall be flat vinyl coated tape composed of fibrous glass yard braided, heat set and bonded. The tape shall have a ninety pound tensile strength. Grommets shall be No. 4 brass. All doors and similar openings shall be kept closed, during drilling operations, except for ingress and egress.

.130 Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction. The provisions of this chapter are not intended to prevent the use of any material or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this chapter, provided any such alternate has been approved.

The City Manager may approve any such alternate provided he finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the intent of this chapter and that the material or method offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this chapter in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability and safety. The City Manager shall require that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted to substantiate any claims that may be made regarding its use. Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with the intent of this chapter or evidence that any material or any construction does not conform to the requirements of this chapter or in order to

substantiate claims for alternate materials or methods of construction, the City Manager may require tests as proof of compliance to be made at the expense of the owner or his agent by an approved agency.

Test methods shall be as specified by this chapter, for the material in question. If there are no appropriate test methods specified in this chapter, the City Manager shall determine the test procedure.

Copies of the results of all such tests shall be retained for a period of not less than two years after the acceptance of the materials or methods. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

It shall be the responsibility of the City Manager to determine that the drill site and all facilities pertinent thereto have been restored to their original condition as nearly as practicable in conformity with the regulations of this chapter including the following requirements:

.010 Standard. It shall be the responsibility of the operator to comply with the abandonment provision of this chapter and he shall furnish the City Manager with .0101 a copy of the approval of Division of Oil and Gas confirming compliance with all abandonment proceedings under State law, and .0102 a notice of intention to abandon under the provisions of this section and stating the date such work will be commenced. Abandonment may then be commenced on or subsequent to the date so stated.

Abandonment shall be approved by the City Manager after restoration of the drill site and the subsurface thereof has been accomplished in conformity with the following requirements:

.0101 The derrick and all appurtenant equipment thereto shall be removed from the drill site.

.0102 All tanks, towers and other surface installations shall be removed from the drill site.

.0103 All concrete, pipe, wood and other foreign materials shall be removed from the drill site to a depth of six feet below grade, unless part of a multi-well cellar then being used in connection with any other well for which a permit has been issued.

.0104 The oil well casing shall be cut off at a point six feet below the drill site grade at the cellar. Nothing shall be placed in the hole above the point of cut-off until the cut-off has been inspected by the City Manager and by him found to be in compliance with all applicable provisions of law.

.0105 The top twenty-five feet of the remaining casing shall be filled with a cement plug to prevent gas fumes from escaping.

.0106 A steel cap of not less than the same thickness as the well casing shall be tack welded to the casing in a minimum of four places.

.0107 All holes and depressions shall be filled and packed with native earth. All oil, waste oil, refuse or waste material shall be removed from the drill site.

.020 Conversion to Water Well. A well may be converted to a domestic or agricultural water well upon the approval of the City Manager after:

.0201 A request in writing by the landowner has been made to the City Manager;

.0202 An original or certified copy of the approved conversion permit from the Division of Oil and Gas has been furnished the City Manager;

.0203 All the provisions of abandonment in the preceding subsection have been complied with except that those appurtenances necessary for the operation of a water well may be retained. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

Except as provided in subsection .020 of this section, no drilling, redrilling, work or construction shall be done beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without first obtaining the written approval of the City Manager.

.010 Site Preparation.

.0101 The well location shall be clearly marked by a stake or other suitable means and identified as the "well location."

.0102 The drill site shall be prepared as required in these regulations and shall be of such size as to provide for the safe erection of the mast or derrick and all appurtenant structures thereto as indicated on the approved plot plan. .0103 Any private road used for ingress and egress of equipment to the drill site shall be prepared as required by these regulations.

.0104 The proposed well shall be located in conformity with these regulations as to the distances from streets, outer boundaries, public buildings and dwellings.

.020 Commencement of Drilling. The City Manager shall be called and notified when the drilling derrick or mast has been erected in conformity with these regulations and all necessary equipment pertinent to the drilling operations thereof has been installed and is on the site. Drilling may proceed prior to inspection of the derrick or mast, provided that its design has been previously approved by the City Manager. It will be the obligation of the City Manager to inspect such facilities as to their conformity with these regulations as soon as reasonably practicable.

.030 Release of Drilling Crew. The City Manager shall be notified immediately, in writing, when the drilling crew is released and it shall then be his duty to inspect.

.040 Completion of Drilling. Upon completion of drilling operations an inspection request shall be called for. .050 Abandonment. An inspection shall be made subsequent to the approval of the abandonment notice and the City Manager shall certify that the well has been abandoned in conformity with all regulations to a depth of six feet below grade. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

.010 Service of Notice. Every operator of any oil well shall designate an agent who is a resident of the State of California, upon whom all orders and notices provided in this chapter may be served in person, or by registered or certified mail. Every operator so designating such agent shall within ten days notify the City Manager, in writing, of any change in such agent or such mailing address unless operations within the City are discontinued. Service by registered, or certified mail, or in person on the agent so designated shall constitute service for all purposes of this chapter.

.020 Transfer of Operator. The operator shall notify the City Manager in writing of the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or exchange by said operator of wells, property and equipment within ten days after such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or exchange. The notice shall contain the following:

.0201 The name and address of the person to whom such well and property was sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or exchanged;

.0202 The name and location of the well;

.0203 The date of sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or exchange;

.0204 The date when possession was relinquished by the former operator;

.0205 A description of the properties and equipment transferred. Every person who acquires any well, property or equipment, whether by purchase, transfer, assignment, conveyance, exchange or otherwise, shall within ten days after acquiring such well, property or equipment notify the City Manager, in writing, of his ownership. The notice shall contain the following:

.0205.01 The name and address of the person from whom such well and property was acquired,

.0205.02 The name and location of the well,

.0205.03 The date of acquisition,

.0205.04 The date possession was acquired,

.0205.05 A description of the properties and equipment transferred,

.0205.06 The person designated for service of notice and his address.

.030 Suspension of Drilling and Redrilling Operations. The operator of any well shall notify the City Manager, in writing, of any temporary suspension of operations, pending a resumption of operations or abandonment. The City Manager, for good cause, may approve temporary suspension of operations. Such notice shall be filed with the City Manager within thirty days from and after release of drilling crew. Failure of the City Manager to act within ten days shall constitute approval thereof. The operator shall notify the City Manager, in writing, upon resumption of operations giving the date thereof.

.040 Change in Drilling Contractor. The operator, before changing drilling or redrilling contractors, shall file with the City Manager a written notice of the change, giving the name of the original contractor and the name of the proposed contractor, and such information as was originally required to meet the design and structural requirements of this chapter. Such notice shall be attached to and become a part of the original oil drilling or redrilling permit. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

.010 Storage Capacity. Maximum tank capacity for each producing oil well. If oil or other liquid storage facilities are established incidental to a producing well on a drill site, such storage facilities shall not exceed a total of two thousand barrels per well.

.020 Design and Construction of Tanks. All tanks shall be constructed in conformity with the current Uniform Building Code adopted by the City Council.

.030 Foundations and Supports. Tanks shall rest directly on the ground or on foundations, supports or pilings of concrete, masonry, steel, crushed rock or wood. Exposed piling or steel supports shall be protected by fire resistive materials to provide a fire resistance rating of not less than two hours. Stairs, platforms and walkways which extend more than three feet above the surrounding ground level shall be of incombustible construction.

.040 Spacing Between Tanks.

.0401 No tank for the storage of any flammable liquid shall be located closer than three feet to any other such tank. .0402 For tanks above fifty thousand gallons individual capacity for the storage of any flammable liquid, except crude petroleum, the distance between such tanks shall not be less than one-half the diameter of the smaller tank. .0403 Tanks for the storage of crude petroleum having capacities not exceeding one hundred twenty-six thousand gallons (three thousand barrels) shall not be less than three feet apart; tanks having a capacity in excess of one hundred twenty thousand gallons (three thousand barrels) shall not be less than the diameter of the smaller tank apart.

.0404 The minimum separation between liquefied petroleum gas container and any other tanks for the storage of any flammable liquids shall be twenty feet. Suitable means shall be taken to prevent the accumulation of flammable liquids under adjacent liquefied petroleum gas containers such as by diking, diversion curbs or grading. When flammable liquid storage tanks are diked, the liquefied petroleum gas containers shall be outside the diked area and at least ten feet away from the centerline of the dikes. The foregoing provision shall not apply when liquefied petroleum gas containers of one hundred twenty-five gallons or less capacity are installed adjacent to Class III flammable liquid storage tanks of two hundred seventy-five gallons or less capacity.

.050 Location of Tanks. Minimum distance between any outside aboveground tank to the nearest building or line of adjoining property which may be built upon:

.0501 Flammable liquids other than those having boil-over characteristics similar to crude petroleum:

.0502 Crude petroleum and other liquids having boil-over characteristics similar to crude petroleum and flammable liquid tanks with capacity in excess of fifty thousand gallons:

.0502.01 Storage Facilities. Crude petroleum and tanks with capacity in excess of fifty thousand gallons.

Tanks with capacities in excess of fifty thousand gallons and all tanks for the storage of crude petroleum shall be located in accordance with the following provisions (applicable to gas-tight tanks including conservation type tanks constructed in compliance with these or equivalent standards):

.0502.02 Group A Tanks. Any gas-tight tank* constructed in compliance with these or equivalent standards and equipped either with:

.0502.0201 An approved permanently attached extinguishing system; or

.0502.0202 An approved floating roof, which is to be used only for the storage of refined petroleum products or other flammable liquids not subject to boil-over, shall be so located that the distance from the line of adjoining property which may be built upon shall be not less than the greatest dimension of diameter or height of the tank, except that such distance need not exceed one hundred twenty feet.

.0502.03 Group B Tanks. Any gas-tight tank* constructed in compliance with these or equivalent standards but not equipped either with:

.0502.0301 An approved permanently attached extinguishing system; or

.0502.0302 An approved floating roof, which is to be used only for the storage of refined petroleum products or other flammable liquids not subject to boil-over shall be so located that the distance from the line of adjoining property which may be built upon shall be not less than one and one-half times of the greatest dimension of diameter or height of the tank, except that such distance need not exceed one hundred seventy-five feet.

.0502.04 Group C Tanks. Any gas-tight tank* constructed in compliance with these or equivalent standards and equipped either with:

.0502.0401 An approved permanently attached extinguishing system; or

.0502.0402 An approved floating roof, which is to be used for the storage of crude petroleum, shall be so located that the distance from the line of adjoining property which may be built upon shall be not less than twice the greatest dimension of diameter or height of the tank except that such distance shall be not less than twenty feet and need not exceed one hundred seventy-five feet.

.0502.05 Group D Tanks. Any gas-tight tank* constructed in compliance with these or equivalent standards not equipped either with:

.0502.0501 An approved permanently attached extinguishing system; or

.0502.0502 An approved floating roof, which is to be used for the storage of crude petroleum, shall be so located that the distance from the line of adjoining property which may be built upon shall be not less than three times the greatest dimension of diameter or height of the tank except that such distance shall be not less than twenty feet and need not exceed three hundred fifty feet.

.0502.06 The term "approved attached extinguishing system," as used in the foregoing description may be interpreted to apply to:

.0502.0601 A fixed foam or other recognized extinguishing system embodying a supply of the extinguishing medium; or,

.0502.0602 A system employing a pipeline for conveying foam from a point outside the dike to the tank; or .0502.0603 Portable overshot devices for applying foam over the rim of the tank. Where reliance is placed on a pipeline for conveying foam, the pipeline shall be so installed and attached as to be an integral part of the tank. Where reliance is placed on a portable overshot device the practicability of its use shall be demonstrated before approval. Approved foam generating equipment of sufficient capacity should be available on the property, by response of a municipal or other public fire department, or otherwise readily available; and there should be on hand or otherwise readily available a sufficient supply of foam-producing materials as specified in HBFU Standards for Foam Extinguishing Systems No. 11;

.0502.0604 Buildings essential to the operation of the storage facilities (building location). No building used for human occupancy, except buildings essential to the operation of the storage facilities shall be erected within the distances set out in the tables above, from such storage tanks.

.060 Diverse Ownership. Where tank locations of diverse ownership have a common boundary, the City Manager may, with the written consent of the owners, waive the required distances from the common property line and substitute the space between tanks as provided in this section.

.070 Dikes, Diversion Walls and Catchment Basins.

.0701 Required. Tanks used for the storage of crude petroleum and other flammable liquids having similar boilover characteristics shall be diked, or provided with approved diversion walls and catchment basins, or combinations thereof.

.0702 Location. No catchment basin or diked impounding area shall be located closer to the outer boundary line, or to any building designed for human occupancy than the diameter or height (whichever is greater) of the largest tank served by such basin or area, nor shall any building designed for human occupancy be erected or placed closer than such distance to any catchment basin or diked impounding area.

.0703 Capacity. The net capacity of a catchment basin, diked impounding basins or any combination thereof shall be equal to the capacity of the largest tank, plus ten percent of the aggregate capacity of all other tanks served. In computing the required capacity of a catchment basin, diked impounding basin or combination thereof:

.0703.01 The volume of the largest tank up to the height of the dike shall be considered as part of the available capacity of a diked impounding basin;

.0703.02 No part of the volume of tanks other than the largest tank shall be considered as part of the available capacity;

.0703.03 The capacity of a separate catchment basin may be used to reduce the required capacity of a diked impounding basin provided drainage sufficient to prevent overflow of the dike and effective control of flow are provided;

.0703.04 The capacity of a single separate catchment basin may be applied to reduce the required capacity of each of the diked impounding basins draining into it.

.0704 Construction. Dikes shall be of earth, concrete or solid masonry designed to be liquid tight and shall be maintained. Where piping passes through dikes, provision shall be made for movement without damage to the dike and to minimize leaks under emergency conditions. Earthen dikes shall be built and maintained at a minimum height of two feet, have sloping sides consistent with the angle of repose of the material used, and be not less than two feet wide at the top. The distance between the inside toe of any dike and the shell of the tank shall be not less than five feet for tanks and not more than thirty feet in diameter and ten feet for tanks in excess of thirty feet in diameter.

.0704.01 Spill Dikes. Where tanks within a common diked impounding basin may cause mutual exposure from spills, spill dikes shall be provided between tanks of ten thousand barrels or greater individual capacity. Groups of tanks of less than ten thousand barrels individual capacity and not in excess of fifteen thousand barrels aggregate capacity may be enclosed within a single spill dike. The height of such spill dike shall not exceed fifty percent of the height of the main or perimeter dikes.

.0704.02 Drainage. Drainage shall be provided at a consistent slope of not less than one percent away from tanks and fittings to a sump, drain box or other safe means of disposal located within the diked impounding area and at the greatest possible distance from the shell of the tank. Traps with not less than six inches of liquid seal shall be provided between the sumps, drain boxes or sewer openings within any impounding area and the sewers or drains intended for the disposal of spills. A valve, operable from outside the dike, shall be provided in the dike drain system and shall normally be kept closed.

.0704.03 Disposal. Approved provisions shall be made for disposing of water and of oil retained by dikes, impounding or catchment basins.

.080 Suspension of Requirements. In particular installations, some or all of the requirements of subsections .040, .050 and .070 of this section governing storage facilities may be suspended, in whole or in part, or less restrictive requirements may be imposed impending further order of the City Manager, where such requirements are rendered unnecessary or unreasonable by reason of the then existing special features such as: topography, nature of occupancy and proximity to buildings on adjoining property, the height and character of construction of such buildings, capacity and construction of the proposed tanks and the character of liquids to be stored, the degree of private fire protection to be provided and the facilities of the fire department to cope with flammable liquid fires.

existing special features such as: topography, nature of occupancy and proximity to buildings on adjoining property, the height and character of construction of such buildings, capacity and construction of the proposed tanks and the character of liquids to be stored, the degree of private fire protection to be provided and the facilities of the fire department to cope with flammable liquid fires.

.090 Skim Ponds. Any open, accessible, surface or subsurface installation used for the disposal of permitted waste liquids shall be fenced in accordance with the preceding fencing provision.

.100 Loading by Truck from Production Tank Sites.

.1001 Location. Tank vehicle loading racks, loading platforms or movable loading spouts or arms dispensing flammable liquids shall be separated from tanks, warehouses, other buildings, public streets and nearest line of property that may be built upon a clear distance of not less than twenty-five feet measured from the nearest position of any fill stem. Buildings for pumps or for shelter of loading personnel may be part of the loading rack or platform. No person shall load or unload, or permit the loading or unloading of a tank vehicle unless such vehicle is located outside of any public street right-of-way.

.1002 Loading and Unloading Operations. During the loading or unloading of a tank vehicle, a qualified person shall be at the loading or unloading controls. Provision shall be made for the safe disposal of the oils release by overflow and from loading spouts or lines. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

• The term gas-tight tank includes so-called conservation type tanks.

All piping subjected to pressures in excess of one hundred fifty psi shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the Building Code of the City adopted by the City Council. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

.010 Electrical Equipment. All electrical equipment used, installed or maintained within fifty feet of a drilling well and within twenty-five feet of a producing well shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the regulations of the California Electrical Safety Orders, Article 22, Hazardous Locations, Class I, Division 2.

.020 Internal Combustion Engines, Storage Tanks, Fired Equipment and Open Flames. No internal combustion engine, storage tanks, boiler, fired equipment or open flames except welding supervised by the production foreman,

drilling foreman, drilling engineer, drilling supervisors or safety supervisors shall be located closer than twenty-five feet to a producing well nor closer than one hundred feet to a drilling well. Internal combustion engines (and their fuel tanks) used in the drilling production and servicing of oil wells are exempt from the above provisions. During drilling operations on a drill site of two acres or less in area where two or more wells are drilled and drilling and production equipment are located on such sites, the provisions of this subsection relating to distances of storage tanks may be altered at the discretion of the City Manager after consideration of the special features such as: topographic conditions, nature of occupancy, and proximity to buildings on adjoining property and height and character of construction of such buildings; capacity and construction of proposed tanks and character of liquids to be stored; degree of private fire protection to be provided, and facilities of the Fire Department to cope with flammable liquid fires.

.030 Muffling Exhaust. The engines used in connection with the drilling of any oil well or in any production equipment of any oil well shall be equipped with an exhaust muffler to prevent excessive or unusual noise. Means shall be provided on all engines used during drilling operations to prevent the escape of flames, sparks ignited carbon and soot.

.040 Flammable Waste Gases and Vapors. Flammable waste gases or vapors escaping from a production drill site shall be burned or controlled to prevent hazardous concentrations reaching sources of ignition or otherwise endangering the area.

.0401 Flares. Approved means of ignition shall be provided whenever hydrocarbon gases are released to the air through flares.

.0402 Venting. Gases or vapors not burned may be discharged to the atmosphere at not less than twenty feet vertically above grade and not less than twenty-five feet horizontally from any source of ignition and at locations that do not create a hazard to the general area.

.050 Waste Control of Drill Site.

.0501 No person shall permit or cause to be permitted the discharge of any liquid containing crude petroleum or its products into or upon any street, public highway, drainage canal or ditch, storm drain or flood control channel. .0502 No person shall permit or cause to be permitted any oil, waste oil, refuse or waste material to be on the surface of the ground, under, around or near any oil well, pump, boiler, oil storage tank or building except within an oil sump, tank, catchment basin or skimming pond.

.0503 All land within twenty-five feet of any oil well, flammable liquid tank or other appurtenance to any such well shall be at all times kept free and clear of dry weeds, grass, rubbish or other combustible debris. When this distance is not sufficient to provide reasonable fire safety, a greater distance may be required which shall not exceed the height of the derrick or the greatest dimension of the tank.

.060 Smoking. No person shall smoke or cause, permit or allow another person to smoke within fifty feet of any well, tank location or any area contaminated by oil or waste gas.

.070 Fire Control Equipment. A minimum of two fire extinguishers shall be maintained at all oil well locations where drilling, servicing or repair work is being conducted. Each such extinguisher shall have a minimum classification of 20B as set forth in NBFU No. 10, NFPA No. 10, "First Aid Fire Appliance." (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

.010 The City Council shall have and exercise the power to hear and determine appeals where it is alleged there is error or abuse of discretion in any order, requirement, decision or determination made in the administration or enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter.

.020 An appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk. An appeal from any order, requirement, decision or determination must set forth specifically wherein it is claimed there was an error or abuse of

discretion by his action or where the decision is not supported by the evidence in the matter.

.030 No appeal filed later than ten days from and after the date of the order, requirement, decision or determination complained of will be accepted by the City Council.

.040 The City Manager shall transmit to the City Council, at their next regular meeting, all papers involved in the proceedings of the appeal. In addition, he may make and transmit to the City Council such supplementary reports as he may deem necessary to present clearly the facts and circumstances of the case.

.050 Upon receipt of the record, the City Council shall set the matter for hearing and give notice by mail of the time, place and purpose thereof to the appellant and to the City Manager and any other party at interest who has requested in writing to be so notified and no other notice need be given.

.060 Upon the date of the hearing, the City Council shall hear the appeal, unless for cause the City Council shall on that date continue the matter. No notice of continuance need be given if the order therefor be announced at the time for which the hearing was set.

.070 Upon the hearing of such appeal, the City Council may affirm, change or modify the ruling, decision or determination appealed from or in lieu thereof may make such other or additional determinations as it shall deem proper in the premises subject to the same limitations as are placed upon the City Manager by this chapter and by other provisions of law. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

It shall be the duty of the City Manager to enforce the provisions of the chapter. Any violation or failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall render persons subject to the penalties and provisions of Section 1.01.370 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. (Ord. 2196 § 1 (part); October 19, 1965.)

Chapter 17.20 EXCAVATION AND RECOVERY OF NONFUEL MINERALS AND RECLAMATION OF MINED LANDS