§ 9533.1. Pipeline Installations and Use.

A. Pipelines shall be used to transport oil and gas off site to promote traffic safety and air quality, unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Petroleum Administrator that a pipeline is infeasible and that transportation of products does not pass through or adjacent to prohibited areas as defined in Table 1-1, except on designated truck routes. Trucking on a temporary basis is allowed with approval of the Petroleum Administrator.

B. The use of a pipeline for transporting crude oil or gas may be a condition of approval for expansion of existing facilities or construction of new facilities unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the City Manager that a pipeline is infeasible and that transportation of products does not pass through or adjacent to prohibited areas as defined in Table 1-1, except on designated truck routes.

C. New pipeline corridors shall be consolidated with existing pipeline or electrical transmission corridors where feasible, unless there are overriding technical constraints or significant social, aesthetic, environmental or economic reasons not to do so, as approved by the Petroleum Administrator.

D. New pipelines shall be routed to avoid residential, recreational areas, and schools if possible. Pipeline routing through recreational, commercial or special use zones shall be done in a manner that minimizes the impacts of potential spills by considering spill volumes, durations, and projected spill paths. New pipeline segments shall be equipped with automatic shutoff valves, or suitable alternatives approved by the Petroleum Administrator, so that each segment will be isolated in the event of a break.

E. Upon completion of any new pipeline construction, the site shall be restored to the approximate previous grade and condition. All sites previously covered with vegetation shall be reseeded with the same or recovered with the previously removed vegetative materials, and shall include other measures as deemed necessary to prevent erosion until the vegetation can become established, and to promote visual and environmental quality, unless there are approved development plans for the site, in which case revegetation would not be necessary.

F. Gas from wells shall be piped to centralized collection and processing facilities, rather than being flared, to preserve energy resources and air quality, and to reduce fire hazards and light sources, unless the AQMD approves the flaring of gas during the temporary operation of a well. Oil shall also be piped to centralized collection and processing facilities, in order to minimize land use conflicts and environmental degradation, and to promote visual quality.

(Ord. 16-1590, Exh. B (§ 1))