§ 8106-6.3. Setbacks from existing oil/gas well sites.

No dwelling should be constructed within 800 feet of an existing oil/gas well site unless it is unavoidable. No dwelling shall be built within 500 feet of an existing well site unless the owner records with the title to the property a statement, acceptable to the County Counsel, acknowledging the presence of the well site and the fact that operations associated therewith, including well drilling and redrilling, may disturb the occupants, even though said operations are being conducted in accordance with specific permit conditions, the best accepted practices incident to the exploration of oil and gas, and the provisions of this Chapter. If such an acknowledgement is recorded, the dwelling may be located less than 500 feet from an existing oil well site, but in no case less than 100 feet from said well site. For purposes of this section, 'well site' means the area around a well, which may contain production facilities.

(Add Ord. 3810—5/5/87)