Los Angeles County Unincorporated, California · General provision

Subsection E

Dimensional standards

Height & bulk

Minimum landscaping
1%

Servicing

Applies near
Baldwin Hills oil field
Geographic extent
Baldwin Hills oil field, Los Angeles County unincorporated area

Extracted standards

52 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Lighting restrictions

    Outdoor lighting shall be restricted to only those lights which are required by code for the lighting of building exteriors, drilling, and redrilling rigs and for safety and security needs.

Noise

  • Backup alarm quiet hours

    Backup alarms on all vehicles operating within the oil field shall be disabled between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

  • Construction time limits

    Construction of permanent structures shall not be permitted after 7:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m., or during Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays.

  • Delivery restrictions

    Deliveries to the oil field shall not be permitted after 8:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m., except in cases of emergency.

  • Delivery restrictions near residential500 ft

    Deliveries to areas of the oil field located within 500 feet of any residential property shall not be permitted after 5:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m., except in cases of emergency.

  • Maximum noise increase from drilling/redrilling/reworking5 dBA

    Hourly, A-weighted equivalent noise levels associated with drilling, redrilling, and reworking shall not elevate existing baseline levels by more than five dBA at any developed area.

  • Noise produced by oil operations shall include no pure tones when measured at a developed area.

  • Quiet mode drilling hours

    All drilling and redrilling on the oil field between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. shall be conducted in conformity with a quiet mode drilling plan

Other

  • Abandoned well testing frequency (reduced)5 years

    If the test results for an abandoned well area are at or below the background levels for two consecutive years, that area shall thereafter be tested every five years.

  • Abandonment plan submission timeline180 days

    Within 180 days of permanent facility shutdown, the operator shall submit an abandonment plan to CalGEM

  • Abandonment start timeline20 days

    The operator shall begin abandonment of the site no later than 20 days after the Director's approval of the timeline

  • Accelerometer required

    The operator shall operate and maintain an accelerometer at the oil field to determine site-specific ground accelerations

  • Annual emergency response drill1 drill

    The operator shall demonstrate the effectiveness of the ERP by responding to one planned emergency response drill per year

  • Breeding bird buffer300 ft

    Establishing a 300-foot buffer around any active breeding bird nests

  • Breeding season for sensitive/common birds

    breeding and nesting bird surveys, if the construction activities would occur during the breeding season from February 1 to August 31 for raptors and March 15 to September 15 for sensitive/common birds

  • Breeding season for raptors

    breeding and nesting bird surveys, if the construction activities would occur during the breeding season from February 1 to August 31 for raptors

  • No building shall be constructed within 50 feet of any oil storage tank.

  • Cellar ladder opening size24 inches

    Said openings shall not be less than 24 inches on either side.

  • Drilling equipment removal timeline90 days

    All drilling and redrilling equipment shall be removed from the site within 90 days following the completion of drilling or redrilling activities

  • EQAP report submission timeline60 days

    Within 60 days following the end of each calendar year, the operator shall submit to the Director an annual EQAP report

  • Equipment removal timeline1 year

    All facilities that have reached the end of their useful economic life shall be properly decommissioned and removed from the oil field within one year.

  • no permanent structures shall be placed within 50 feet of a known active fault.

  • Fault study required in Alquist-Priolo Fault Zone

    No permanent structures shall be constructed in an Alquist-Priolo Fault Zone without preparation of a fault study by a California-certified engineering geologist.

  • Fencing requirement

    All portions of the oil field on which oil operations are conducted shall be enclosed with a fence compliant with CalGEM regulations

  • Ground movement survey frequency12 months

    The operator shall conduct ground movement surveys once every 12 months

  • Ground movement threshold0.6 inches

    In the event that survey indicates on-going ground movement equal to or greater than 0.6 inches at any given location

  • Habitat restoration start timeline60 days

    Within 60 days of completion of construction activities that have significantly impacted sensitive natural habitat, the operator shall begin habitat restoration

  • Hazardous materials plan update frequency1 year

    The operator shall deliver to the Fire Chief for review and approval an updated hazardous material business plan on an annual basis.

  • Idle well testing frequency1 year

    The operator shall conduct annual hydrocarbon vapor testing of areas within the oil field that contain abandoned wells.

  • Landscaping inspection frequency1 month

    All landscaping on the oil field shall be routinely inspected on at least a monthly basis

  • Maximum drilling rigs3 rigs

    No more than three drilling or redrilling rigs shall be present within the oil field at any one time.

  • Maximum reworking rigs8 rigs

    No more than eight reworking rigs shall be present within the oil field at any one time

  • Maximum vibration velocity0.25 mm/s

    vibration levels from oil operations at the oil field shall not exceed a velocity of 0.25 mm/s over the frequency range 1 to 100 Hz at any developed area.

  • Multi-well cellar exits

    All multi-well cellars exceeding three feet in depth and 25 feet in length shall have two means of entrance and exit and an additional exit for every 50 feet in length thereafter.

  • Pipeline burial requirement

    New pipelines that remove oil or gas from the oil field shall be buried below the surface of the ground.

  • Pipeline site plan submission timeline30 days

    The site plan shall be submitted within 30 days of the installation of any new pipelines or the relocation of an existing pipeline.

  • Reduced throughput threshold630 barrels per day

    When oil or gas throughput is less than 630 barrels per day, the Director shall conduct a public hearing

  • No refining shall be conducted within the oil field.

  • Reworking equipment removal timeline7 days

    Reworking rigs shall be removed from the oil field within seven days following the completion of reworking operations

  • Reworking hours

    With the exception of emergencies, well reworking operations shall not be allowed after 7:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m., or on Sundays or legal holidays.

  • Road paving thickness3 inches

    All new private access roads leading off any surfaced public street or highway shall be paved with asphalt or concrete not less than three inches thick for the first 50 feet of said access road from the public street or highway.

  • Security guard requirement24 hours

    The operator shall have a security guard on duty 24 hours per day.

  • Seismic shutdown threshold0.13 g

    The operator shall cease operations and inspect all oil field pipelines, storage tanks, and other infrastructure following any seismic event that exceeds a ground acceleration at the oil field of 13 percent of gravity (0.13 g)

  • SIMQAP update frequency5 years

    The operator shall make such revisions at least every five years

  • Single cellar grating opening size3 inches

    All single cellars shall be covered with open grating and have no openings larger than three inches at any point.

  • Site restoration timeline90 days

    Areas not slated for future use shall be restored and revegetated within 90 days of termination of use

  • Sump cleanout timeline90 days

    All sumps that are used, installed, or maintained for use in connection with any well, and which have not been used for 90 days for the operation of or the drilling, redrilling, or reworking of such well or any other well in the vicinity, shall be cleaned out

  • No new storage tank, excluding a replacement tank, shall be constructed closer than 500 feet from any developed area

  • No new storage tank, excluding a replacement tank, shall be constructed closer than 500 feet from any developed area or closer than 200 feet from a public road.

  • Unannounced emergency drills2 drills

    the operator shall demonstrate the effectiveness of the ERP by responding to not more than two unannounced drills each year

  • Waste removal timeline30 days

    Any drilling, redrilling, and reworking wastes that are not intended to be injected into a Class II Well, as permitted by CalGEM, shall be removed from the oil field no later than 30 days following completion of the drilling, redrilling, and reworking.

Signage

  • Signage compliance

    All signage shall comply with Chapter 22.114 (Signs).

From the ordinance

All oil operations on the oil field shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes noise and shall comply with the following provisions:
Subsection E