In addition to the standard permit processes listed in Article VIII, the following special requirements shall apply to all applications for oil drilling facilities and operations.
(1) Application submittal requirements. The application shall contain a statement that the applicant has proprietary or contractual authority to drill for and produce oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances under the surface of at least seventy-five percent of the property to be included in the overlay district. If authority is contractual, the contract shall be provided with the application. The application shall also include a report from a state-licensed geologist confirming that the production of oil from beneath the proposed district would not, in his or her opinion, result in any noticeable subsidence.
(2) Public notice. Standard public hearing notice requirement for property owners within three hundred feet of the subject parcel shall be extended to five hundred feet.
(3) Staff review. The staff report to the designated approving authorities (planning commission and ultimately city council) shall include discussion of whether or not exploration for oil, gas, and other hydrocarbon substances is geologically justified in the district.
(4) Findings and conditions. Any action of the city council to approve an application for oil drilling and production shall include the standard findings for all requested entitlements and compliance with all applicable provisions herein. In addition to the development standards set forth in Section 21.36.050, the city council may impose additional conditions to protect the public health, safety, welfare, and physical environment of La Mirada.
(5) Term of conditional use permit. As identified in Chapter 21.106, the conditional use permit is a limited term permit and must be exercised within a specified period or become null and void. The conditional use permit term limit for oil drilling facilities and operation shall be ten years. Additionally, the permit shall become null and void if the approval is not exercised within one year from the effective date of the permit. Oil drilling facilities abandoned for a period of one year shall become null and void.
(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).