§ 8175-5.7.1. Purpose.

The purpose of this Section is to establish reasonable and uniform limitations, safeguards and controls for oil and gas exploration and production facilities and other industrial operations within the Coastal portions of the County that will allow for the reasonable use of an important County resource. These regulations shall also ensure that development activities will be conducted In harmony with other uses of land within the County and that the rights of surface and mineral owners are balanced. The standards of this Section shall apply to all new development activities, even within areas covered by existing Conditional Use Permits. However, they shall not apply to any specific development for which the applicant has been granted a claim of vested rights by the Coastal Commission on the basis of a CUP. For any such development, no new coastal permit is required pursuant to this Chapter.

(Rep. & Reen. Ord. 4249—11/20/01; Ord. No. 4451, § 9, 12-11-2012)