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Shafter Zoning Code § 3.50 Petroleum Extraction (pe) Combining District

Shafter Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Shafter

Cite as: Shafter Zoning Code § 3.50 · Text as of 2026-09-09

  1. Purpose and Intent

The purpose of the Petroleum Extraction (PE) Combining District is to designate lands containing productive or potentially productive petroleum resources to promote the development of such resources in a manner compatible with surrounding development. The PE district may be applied only to those areas that are zoned Estate (E), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), General Commercial (GC), or Business Park (BP). The uses allowed and the

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regulations established by the PE district shall be in addition to the regulations of the base district with which the PE district is combined.

  1. Permitted Uses

The following uses and all other uses determined to be similar to these uses pursuant to Section 1.90 (Determination of Similar Use) of this Title are permitted in the PE district.

  • a. Wells for the exploration and development, production, storage, transmission, and treatment, and any accessory or ancillary equipment, structure, or facilities thereto, of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances if the well(s) are located more than three hundred (300) feet away from any existing dwelling or existing building utilized for commercial purposes, excluding those premises utilized solely for storage of equipment, material, household goods, or similar material.

  • b. Deepening or redrilling, within the existing well bore, of any well used for the production or development of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances, or the replacement of any production facility which did not require a conditional use permit on the date drilling began or the date the facility was installed.

  • c. Drilling of a replacement well when the original well did not require a conditional use permit, and when the original well has been abandoned in accordance with California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources regulations and drilling of a replacement well commences within one (1) year of the conclusion of abandonment procedures, and the replacement well is located within twenty (20) feet of the original well or is farther from any existing dwelling or commercial building than the original well

  • d. Uses permitted by the base district with which the PE district is combined.

  1. Uses Permitted by a Conditional Use Permit

The following uses and all others determined to be similar to these uses, pursuant to Section 1.90 (Determination of Similar Use) of this Title, are permitted in a PE district subject to securing a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.50 (Conditional Use Permits) of this Title.

  • a. Wells for the exploration and development, production, storage, transmission, and treatment, and any accessory or ancillary equipment, structure or facilities thereto, of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon substances if the well(s) are located within three hundred (300) feet of any existing dwelling or existing building utilized for commercial purposes, excluding those premises utilized solely for storage of equipment, material, household goods, or similar material.

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  • b. Conditional uses permitted by the base district with which the PE district is combined.
  1. Prohibited Uses

All other uses not permitted by Sections 3.50.2 (Permitted Uses) and 3.50.3 (Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit) of this Chapter, or of uses not permitted in the base district with which the PE district is combined, are prohibited in a PE district.

  1. Minimum Lot Size

Minimum lot size requirements in a PE district are per the requirements of the base district with which the PE district is combined.

  1. Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit

Requirements for minimum lot area per dwelling unit in a PE district are per the requirements of the base district with which the PE district is combined.

  1. Yards and Setbacks

Yard and setback requirements in a PE district are as follows:

  • a. No oil or gas well shall be drilled within one hundred (100) feet of the right-of-way of any existing or proposed public highway or street, Official Plan Line, or Specific Plan Line.

  • b. All other uses permitted by the base district shall conform to the yard and setback requirements of the base district with which the PE district is combined.

  1. Height Limits

Height limit requirements in a PE district are as follows:

  • a. No height limit on derricks and other equipment used during the exploration and drilling phase of development.

  • b. Pumping units shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

  • c. All other uses permitted by the base district shall conform to the height limits of the base district with which the PE district is combined.

  1. Minimum Distance Between Structures

Requirements for minimum distance between structures in a PE district are as follows:

  • a. Per the requirements of Chapter 9 (Oil and Gas Production) of this Title.

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  • b. All other uses shall comply with the base district with which the PE district is combined.
  1. Parking

Parking requirements in a PE district are as follows:

  • a. No minimum requirement for drilling and production activities; provided, however, that all vehicle parking and maneuvering areas shall be treated and maintained with oiled sand or a similar dust binding material.

  • b. All other uses permitted by the base district shall conform to the requirements of the base district with which the PE district is combined.

  • Signs

The following signs are permitted in a PE district in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 14 (Sign Regulations) of this Title.

  • a. Directional signs, warning signs, and identification signs not to exceed two (2) square feet each in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.90 (Public Safety Signs) of this Title.

    • b. Signs permitted by the base district with which the PE district is combined.
  1. Landscaping

Landscaping requirements in a PE district are per the requirements of the base district with which the PE district is combined.

  1. Special Review Procedures and Development Standards

All drilling and hydrocarbon development activities in a PE district shall be carried out in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in Section 9.40 (Development Standards and Conditions) of this Title.

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