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Division 1 — Definitions›Part 2 — Development Standards For Petroleum Operations›§ 9530. Safety Assurances and Emergency/Hazard Management.

§ 9530.6. Transportation of Chemicals and Waste On and Off Site.

Carson Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Carson

The operator shall implement the following measures throughout the operations of any oil and gas site subject to this Chapter:

  • A. Solid Waste Disposal. Solid waste generated on the site shall be transported to a permitted landfill or hazardous waste disposal site as may be appropriate for the life of the operation. The operator shall provide written notice to the Petroleum Administrator of the landfill or hazardous waste disposal facility being utilized.

  • B. Site Waste Removal. The operator shall comply with the following provisions:

    1. All drilling and workover waste shall be collected in enclosed bins. Any drilling and workover wastes that are not intended to be injected into a class II well, as permitted by DOGGR, shall be removed from the project site no later than thirty (30) days following completion of the drilling and workover.

    2. No site waste shall be discharged into any sewer unless permitted by the Sanitation District, or into any storm drain, irrigation system, stream, or creek, street, highway, or drainage canal. Nor shall any such wastes be discharged on the ground.

  • C. Storage of Hazardous Materials. The operator shall submit to the Petroleum Administrator a copy of the hazardous material business plan, as reviewed by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, annually. This plan shall include a complete listing and quantities of all chemicals used on site, and provide the location of where hazardous materials are stored at the site. Hazardous materials shall be stored in an organized and orderly manner, and identified as may be necessary to aid in preventing accidents, and shall be reasonably protected from sources of external corrosion or damage to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department or designee.

  • (Ord. 16-1590, Exh. B (§ 1))

§ 9530.6.1. Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs).

Throughout the operation of any oil and gas site subject to this Chapter, NGLs, as defined by this Code, shall be blended with crude oil for shipment by pipeline to the maximum extent allowable within the technical specifications of the pipeline. Oil transportation pipelines and gas processing facilities shall be designed to maximize the blending of NGLs into the crude oil stream. (Ord. 16-1590, Exh. B (§ 1))

§ 9530.6.2. Transportation Risk Management and Prevention Program (TRMPP).

If the transportation routes of any product from oil and gas development in the City passes through or adjacent to any prohibited zoning as listed in Table 1-1, excluding designated truck routes, the operator shall prepare and maintain a transportation risk management and prevention program which shall be provided to the Petroleum Administrator upon request. The TRMPP may contain the following components including, but not limited to:

  • A. Provisions for conducting comprehensive audits of carriers biennially to assure satisfactory safety records, driver hiring practices, driver training programs, programs to control drug and alcohol abuse, safety incentive programs, satisfactory vehicle inspection and maintenance procedures, and emergency notification capabilities. The operator shall submit to the City any audits that were conducted each calendar year.

  • B. Provisions for allowing only carriers which receive a satisfactory rating under the above audit process to transport oil and gas.

  • C. Truck loading procedures for ensuring that the loading rack operator and the truck driver both conduct, and document in writing, a visual inspection of the truck before loading and procedures to specify actions to be taken when problems are found during the visual inspection.

  • (Ord. 16-1590, Exh. B (§ 1))

§ 9530.6.3. Pipeline Leak Detection.

All new off-site DOT oil pipelines shall use a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA-type) monitoring system for leak detection; unless the Petroleum Administrator determines that there is better available technology that shall be utilized instead. Flow meters used on the SCADA system shall be accurate to within one (1) percent. If a leak is detected the operator shall be responsible for immediately reporting it to the Petroleum Administrator.

(Ord. 16-1590, Exh. B (§ 1))

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▸ Contents — Carson Zoning Code
Carson Zoning Code
  1. Article 9 — Planning and Zoning
  2. Chapter 1 — ZONING
  3. Division 1 — Title, Authority And Purpose
  4. Division 2 — Format
  5. Division 3 — Zoning Classifications
  6. Division 4 — Zoning Boundaries
  7. Division 1 — Uses Permitted
  8. Division 2 — Accessory Uses
  9. Division 3 — Conditional Use Criteria
  10. Division 4 — Density
  11. Division 5 — Site Requirements
  12. Division 6 — Site Development Standards
  13. Division 7 — Environmental Effects
  14. Division 8 — Special Requirements For Certain Uses
  15. Division 4 — (Reserved)
  16. Division 8 — Special Requirements For Certain Uses
  17. Division 4 — (Reserved)
  18. Division 8 — Special Requirements For Certain Uses
  19. Division 4 — (Reserved)
  20. Division 9 — Special Use Zones
  21. Division 1 — Street Dedication And Improvement
  22. Division 2 — Vehicular Parking, Loading And Maneuvering Areas
  23. Division 3 — Walls
  24. Division 4 — Trash And Recycling Areas
  25. Division 5 — Transportation Demand And Trip Reduction Measures
  26. Division 6 — Project Grading
  27. Division 7 — Signs
  28. Division 8 — Water Efficient Landscaping
  29. Division 1 — Procedures In General
  30. Division 2 — Procedures By Type
  31. Division 1 — Applicability Of Regulations
  32. Division 2 — Nonconformities
  33. Division 3 — Relationship Of Zoning Regulations To Other Laws …
  34. Division 4 — Interpretation Of Provisions
  35. Division 5 — Violations And Penalties
  36. Division 6 — Assignment Of Authority, Powers And Duties
  37. ▸ Division 1 — Definitions
    Overview
    1. § 9191.002. Abut or Abutting.
    2. § 9191.006. Access.
    3. § 9191.010. Accessory.
    4. § 9191.011. Accessory Dwelling Unit.
    5. § 9191.012. Accessory Dwelling Unit, Junior.
    6. § 9191.014. Action.
    7. § 9191.016. Adult Business.
    8. § 9191.0161. Massage Service.
    9. § 9191.017. Tattoo Service.
    10. § 9191.018. Alley.
    11. § 9191.022. Alley, Public.
    12. § 9191.026. Alter or Alteration.
    13. § 9191.027. Amusement Machine.
    14. § 9191.028. Arcade.
    15. § 9191.029. Area.
    16. § 9191.030. Authorized Agent or Representative of Owner.
    17. § 9191.031. Automobile Dismantling or Wrecking Yard.
    18. § 9191.032. Automobile Impounding Yard.
    19. § 9191.034. Basement.
    20. § 9191.038. Boarding House.
    21. § 9191.040. Bona Fide Restaurant.
    22. § 9191.042. Borrow Pit.
    23. § 9191.046. Building.
    24. § 9191.047. Building or Structure, Accessory.
    25. § 9191.054. Building Code.
    26. § 9191.058. Building Height.
    27. § 9191.062. Building, Main.
    28. § 9191.066. Building Official.
    29. § 9191.067. Cargo Container Storage Facilities – Terms Defined.
    30. § 9191.070. Carport.
    31. § 9191.072. Carpool.
    32. § 9191.073. Carson Civic Center.
    33. § 9191.074. Cellar.
    34. § 9191.078. Cemetery.
    35. § 9191.082. Centerline.
    36. § 9191.084. Check Cashing or Check Cashing Business.
    37. § 9191.086. Child or Children.
    38. § 9191.090. Child Day Care.
    39. § 9191.094. Church.
    40. § 9191.098. Clinic, Dental or Medical.
    41. § 9191.102. Club, Private.
    42. § 9191.106. Commission.
    43. § 9191.110. Common Area.
    44. § 9191.114. Community Care Facility.
    45. § 9191.118. Community Care Facility, Residential.
    46. § 9191.122. Community Care Facility, Small-Family Home.
    47. § 9191.126. Community Day Care Facility.
    48. § 9191.130. Compatible Use.
    49. § 9191.134. Conditional Use Permit.
    50. § 9191.138. Condominium Common Area.
    51. § 9191.142. Condominium Documents.
    52. § 9191.146. Condominium Owner.
    53. § 9191.150. Condominium Plan.
    54. § 9191.154. Condominium Project.
    55. § 9191.158. Condominium Project Elements.
    56. § 9191.162. Condominium, Residential.
    57. § 9191.166. Condominium Unit.
    58. § 9191.167. Convalescent Home or Convalescent Hospital.
    59. § 9191.168. Cooperative, Residential Stock.
    60. § 9191.170. Council.
    61. § 9191.174. Curb Return.
    62. § 9191.176. Deferred Deposit or Deferred Deposit Originator.
    63. § 9191.178. Department Store.
    64. § 9191.179. Day Care for Children.
    65. § 9191.180. Developer.
    66. § 9191.182. Development.
    67. § 9191.184. Development Plan.
    68. § 9191.185. Development Project.
    69. § 9191.186. Director.
    70. § 9191.190. Director of Public Works.
    71. § 9191.194. Display.
    72. § 9191.198. Driveway.
    73. § 9191.200. Driving Skill Course.
    74. § 9191.202. Dwelling.
    75. § 9191.206. Dwelling, Multiple.
    76. § 9191.208. Repealed.
    77. § 9191.210. Dwelling, Single-Family.
    78. § 9191.214. Dwelling Unit.
    79. § 9191.218. Easement.
    80. § 9191.219. Efficiency Unit.
    81. § 9191.222. Electric Distribution Substation.
    82. § 9191.224. Emergency Shelter.
    83. § 9191.226. Exception.
    84. § 9191.230. Expansion.
    85. § 9191.234. Family.
    86. § 9191.238. Finished Grade.
    87. § 9191.242. Finished Grade, Average.
    88. § 9191.243. Flea Market.
    89. § 9191.246. Floor Area, Gross.
    90. § 9191.250. Floor Area, Net.
    91. § 9191.252. Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
    92. § 9191.253. Foster Home.
    93. § 9191.254. Freeway.
    94. § 9191.258. Frontage.
    95. § 9191.262. Future Right-of-Way Area.
    96. § 9191.266. Future Right-of-Way Line.
    97. § 9191.270. Garage.
    98. § 9191.271. Garage, Subterranean.
    99. § 9191.272. Garage, Partial Subterranean.
    100. § 9191.274. General Plan.
    101. § 9191.278. Group Quarters.
    102. § 9191.280. Gymnasium.
    103. § 9191.282. Hedge.
    104. § 9191.286. Heliport.
    105. § 9191.290. Helistop.
    106. § 9191.294. Hospital.
    107. § 9191.298. Hotel, Residential.
    108. § 9191.302. Hotel, Transient.
    109. § 9191.303. Indoor Team Training Facility.
    110. § 9191.304. Intensification.
    111. § 9191.307. Intermodal Container Transfer Facility.
    112. § 9191.310. Junk and Salvage.
    113. § 9191.314. Junk and Salvage Yard.
    114. § 9191.318. Kennel.
    115. § 9191.322. Kitchen.
    116. § 9191.326. Laboratory.
    117. § 9191.330. Landscaping.
    118. § 9191.334. Livestock.
    119. § 9191.338. Loading Area.
    120. § 9191.342. Long-Term Health Care Facility.
    121. § 9191.346. Lot.
    122. § 9191.350. Lot Area.
    123. § 9191.354. Lot Area, Net.
    124. § 9191.358. Lot, Corner.
    125. § 9191.362. Lot Depth.
    126. § 9191.364. Lot Frontage.
    127. § 9191.366. Lot, Interior.
    128. § 9191.370. Lot Line.
    129. § 9191.374. Lot Line, Front.
    130. § 9191.376. Lot Line, Interior.
    131. § 9191.378. Lot Line, Rear.
    132. § 9191.382. Lot Line, Side.
    133. § 9191.386. Lot, Through.
    134. § 9191.390. Lot Width.
    135. § 9191.391. Manufactured Home.
    136. § 9191.392. Mini-Mart, Indoor.
    137. § 9191.393. Mixed-Use.
    138. § 9191.394. Mobile Home.
    139. § 9191.398. Mobile Home Park.
    140. § 9191.400. Mobile Home Site.
    141. § 9191.402. Motel.
    142. § 9191.406. Motor Vehicles.
    143. § 9191.410. Nonconformity.
    144. § 9191.411. Nude or Semi-Nude.
    145. § 9191.412. Nursing Home.
    146. § 9191.414. Occupancy.
    147. § 9191.416. Off-Sale Business.
    148. § 9191.418. Open Space.
    149. § 9191.421. Open Space, Private.
    150. § 9191.422. Open Space, Usable.
    151. § 9191.424. Organic Refuse Landfill Site.
    152. § 9191.426. Outdoor Festival.
    153. § 9191.430. Park or Playground, Public.
    154. § 9191.434. Parking Area.
    155. § 9191.438. Parking Building or Structure.
    156. § 9191.439. Parking Area, Employee.
    157. § 9191.442. Parking Lot.
    158. § 9191.443. Parking – Preferential.
    159. § 9191.446. Parking Space.
    160. § 9191.450. Parkway.
    161. § 9191.454. Passageway.
    162. § 9191.456. Payday Loan.
    163. § 9191.458. Person.
    164. § 9191.460. Physical Training School.
    165. § 9191.462. Planned Development.
    166. § 9191.466. Planning Division.
    167. § 9191.470. Plot Plan.
    168. § 9191.474. Premises.
    169. § 9191.478. Project Area.
    170. § 9191.482. Project Grading.
    171. § 9191.486. Property Line.
    172. § 9191.490. Public Use.
    173. § 9191.492. Public Works Director.
    174. § 9191.494. Quasi-Public Use.
    175. § 9191.506. Recreational Vehicle.
    176. § 9191.508. Recycling Facilities – Terms Defined.
    177. § 9191.509. Religious Worship, Place of.
    178. § 9191.5091. Repairs and Services, Major Automobile.
    179. § 9191.5092. Repairs and Services, Minor Automobile.
    180. § 9191.510. Residence or Residential.
    181. § 9191.514. Retail.
    182. § 9191.515. Retail Petroleum Outlet.
    183. § 9191.518. Retirement Home.
    184. § 9191.522. Rooming House.
    185. § 9191.526. Rooming Unit.
    186. § 9191.530. Scenic Highway.
    187. § 9191.534. School, Private.
    188. § 9191.538. School, Public.
    189. § 9191.542. School, Trade.
    190. § 9191.544. Second Primary Unit.
    191. § 9191.546. Secondhand Store.
    192. § 9191.550. Service Yard, Public Utility or Public Service.
    193. § 9191.554. Setback.
    194. § 9191.556. Sidewalk.
    195. § 9191.558. Sign.
    196. § 9191.566. Sign, Business.
    197. § 9191.567. Sign, Electronic Message Center.
    198. § 9191.568. Sign Face.
    199. § 9191.570. Sign Face Area.
    200. § 9191.574. Sign, Flashing or Scintillating.
    201. § 9191.578. Sign, Free-Standing.
    202. § 9191.582. Sign, Illuminated.
    203. § 9191.584. Sign, Off-Site.
    204. § 9191.585. Sign, On-Site.
    205. § 9191.586. Sign, Outdoor Advertising.
    206. § 9191.587. Sign, Temporary.
    207. § 9191.590. Sign, Real Estate Advertising.
    208. § 9191.594. Sign, Revolving.
    209. § 9191.598. Sign Structure.
    210. § 9191.602. Sign, Subdivision Directional.
    211. § 9191.606. Sign, Wall.
    212. § 9191.608. Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) Housing.
    213. § 9191.610. Site.
    214. § 9191.614. Site Plan.
    215. § 9191.618. Special Use Permit.
    216. § 9191.620. Specified Anatomical Areas.
    217. § 9191.621. Specified Sexual Activities.
    218. § 9191.622. Stable.
    219. § 9191.626. Storage.
    220. § 9191.630. Storage, Outdoor.
    221. § 9191.634. Story.
    222. § 9191.638. Street.
    223. § 9191.642. Street, Arterial.
    224. § 9191.643. Street Centerline.
    225. § 9191.646. Street, Collector.
    226. § 9191.647. Street Frontage.
    227. § 9191.650. Street, Private.
    228. § 9191.654. Street, Public.
    229. § 9191.658. Structure.
    230. § 9191.659. Structure, Accessory.
    231. § 9191.662. Structure Height.
    232. § 9191.666. Structure, Unoccupiable.
    233. § 9191.668. Supermarket.
    234. § 9191.669. Supportive Housing.
    235. § 9191.670. Swap Meet (Including Flea Markets).
    236. § 9191.674. Tandem.
    237. § 9191.675. Temple.
    238. § 9191.678. Tradefair.
    239. § 9191.679. Trailer.
    240. § 9191.680. Trailer Park.
    241. § 9191.682. Transfer Station for Refuse.
    242. § 9191.686. Transportation Demand Management (TDM).
    243. § 9191.690. Transient.
    244. § 9191.692. Transitional Housing.
    245. § 9191.694. Transmission Line, Major.
    246. § 9191.696. Trip Reduction.
    247. § 9191.698. Truck Terminal.
    248. § 9191.699. Truck Yard.
    249. § 9191.700. Two (2) Unit Development.
    250. § 9191.702. Use.
    251. § 9191.703. Use, Accessory.
    252. § 9191.704. Use, Minor.
    253. § 9191.710. Use, Primary.
    254. § 9191.714. Use, Principal.
    255. § 9191.716. Vanpool.
    256. § 9191.718. Variance.
    257. § 9191.720. Vehicle.
    258. § 9191.722. Vehicle Dismantling Yard.
    259. § 9191.726. Vehicle Impounding Yard.
    260. § 9191.730. Veterinary Clinic.
    261. § 9191.734. Walkway.
    262. § 9191.738. Walkway, Public.
    263. § 9191.742. Wall, Solid.
    264. § 9191.746. Warehouse.
    265. § 9191.750. Waste Disposal Facility.
    266. § 9191.754. Wholesale.
    267. § 9191.758. Yard.
    268. § 9191.762. Yard, Front.
    269. § 9191.766. Yard, Rear.
    270. § 9191.770. Yard, Required.
    271. § 9191.774. Yard Sale.
    272. § 9191.778. Yard, Side.
    273. § 9191.782. Zone.
    274. § 9191.786. Zoning Map.
    275. Chapter 1A — NEW ZONING CODE: PHASE 1
    276. Chapter 2 — SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
    277. Part 1 — General Provisions
    278. Part 3 — Tentative Maps
    279. Part 4 — Tract Maps – Parcel Maps
    280. Part 5 — Design
    281. Part 6 — Improvements
    282. Part 7 — Fees – Deposits – Bonds
    283. Part 8 — Vesting Tentative Maps
    284. Part 9 — Mobilehome Park Residential Conversions
    285. Part 10 — Urban Lot Splits
    286. Part 1 — Administrative Procedures
    287. ▸ Part 2 — Development Standards For Petroleum Operations
      Overview
      1. § 9522. Site Access and Operation.
      2. § 9524. Aesthetics.
      3. § 9525. Roads.
      4. ▸ § 9530. Safety Assurances and Emergency/Hazard Management.
        Overview
        1. § 9530.1. Fire Prevention Safeguards.
        2. § 9530.2. Blowout Standards and Testing.
        3. § 9530.3. Earthquake Shutdown.
        4. § 9530.4. Storage Tank Monitoring.
        5. § 9530.5. Safety Measures and Emergency Response Plan.
        6. § 9530.6. Transportation of Chemicals and Waste On and Off Site.
      5. § 9531. Environmental Resource Management.
      6. § 9533. Standards for Pipelines.
    288. Part 3 — Development Standards For Site Abandonment And Redeve…

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