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Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development›Chapter XIV — OIL DRILLING

§ 13-300. Validity.

Costa Mesa Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Costa Mesa

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is held to be invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of any other provision of this chapter. The city council of the City of Costa Mesa declares that the provisions of this chapter are separable and that it would have passed this chapter and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the same be declared invalid. (Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)

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▸ Contents — Costa Mesa Zoning Code
Costa Mesa Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 13 — Planning, Zoning and Development
    Overview
    1. Chapter I — IN GENERAL
    2. Chapter II — ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
    3. Chapter III — PLANNING APPLICATIONS
    4. Chapter IV — CITYWIDE LAND USE MATRIX
    5. Chapter V — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    6. Chapter VII — LANDSCAPING STANDARDS
    7. Chapter VIII — SIGNS
    8. Chapter IX — SPECIAL LAND USE REGULATIONS
    9. Chapter X — NONCONFORMING USES, DEVELOPMENTS AND LOTS
    10. Chapter XI — SUBDIVISIONS
    11. Chapter XII — SPECIAL FEE ASSESSMENTS
    12. Chapter XIII — NOISE CONTROL
    13. ▸ Chapter XIV — OIL DRILLING
      Overview
      1. § 13-288. Purpose of chapter.
      2. § 13-289. Where permitted.
      3. § 13-290. Drilling from outside city limits.
      4. § 13-291. Permit required for maintenance of existing wells an…
      5. § 13-292. Permit and inspection fees.
      6. § 13-293. Adoption of standard conditions.
      7. § 13-294. Existing wooden derricks.
      8. § 13-295. Use of earthen sumps prohibited.
      9. § 13-296. Abandonment of wells.
      10. § 13-297. Refineries, tank farms and commercial absorption pla…
      11. § 13-298. Enforcement.
      12. § 13-299. Penalties.
      13. § 13-300. Validity.
      14. § 13-301. Repeal of conflicting ordinance.
      15. § 13-302. Core holes and test holes prohibited.
    14. Chapter XV — GROUP HOMES
    15. Chapter XVII — AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE

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