A. Prior to the issuance of a drilling permit, as required by Section 16.12.030, applicants shall submit to the inspector an application form as provided by the city and the following information and accompanying material:
1. A complete legal description of the property.
2. Site plans, drawn to scale, containing the following information:
a. The boundaries and dimensions of the proposed drill site,
b. All existing and proposed buildings and structures or appurtenant facilities and their location, size, height and use on the site including, but not limited to, wells, tanks, dikes, pipelines, heaters, storage sheds, and the location of all pipelines,
c. Yards and spaces between buildings, structures, and appurtenant facilities,
d. Walls and fences and their location, height, and component materials,
e. Off-street parking locations, number of spaces, dimensions of parking area, and internal circulation pattern,
f. Pedestrian, vehicular, and service access; points of ingress and egress; and internal circulation,
g. Signs and their location, size, height, materials, and lighting,
h. Lighting locations and nature and hooding devices,
i. Location and width of existing and proposed public rights-of-way and private access roads,
j. A landscaping and irrigation plan, including a landscape program and agreement assuring performance thereunder,
k. A contour map showing topography and proposed grading for the drill site. An erosion control plan shall also be provided to guarantee protection of public property and adjacent private property from dirt, water, dust, debris, and erosion from the drill site,
l. A vicinity map showing the proximity of the drill site to any building used for human occupancy within a three hundred foot radius.
The applicant shall not be required to file any site plan within an area for which a plot plan has been previously filed unless existing tanks, fences, or other facilities and appurtenant structures are to be relocated or new tanks, fences, or other facilities and appurtenant structures are proposed;
3. A brief description of the manner in which the oil will be produced and transported if the drilling operation is successful;
4. Information concerning the source, quantity, and quality of water to be utilized in the drilling production program, the manner in which the water will be transported and stored on site, and the method of disposal of wastewater and other drilling wastes, including the location of backflow preventers;
5. A complete set of engineered drawings and specifications for all structures (other than drilling derricks, drilling masts, and blow-out equipment required by D.O.G.), tanks, mechanical and electrical systems, and high pressure systems used in drilling operations; provided that plans and specifications already on file with the city need not be resubmitted;
6. An oil spill contingency plan that specifies the location, type of cleanup equipment, description of responsibilities for monitoring equipment, disposition of wastes, and reporting incidents;
7. A phasing plan for the staging of the drilling operations, including but not limited to, an estimated timetable for project construction, operation, completion, and abandonment, as well as location and amount of land reserved for future expansion;
8. Copies of all other required permits, including but not limited to those required by D.O.G., the Long Beach fire department, Los Angeles County of Health Services, Los Angeles County Sanitation District, the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the South Coast Air Quality Management District;
9. An acoustical study prepared by a qualified acoustical engineer documenting existing ambient noise levels over a twenty-four-hour period on the drill site and within a three-hundred-foot radius;
10. Engineered public improvement plans for work, if any, in the right-of-way when required. A public works street, sewer, or water improvement bond will be required in a form and amount approved by the city engineer;
12. Verification of liability insurance in conformity with the provisions contained in Section 16.12.240;
13. A verified statement signed by the applicant that he is duly authorized by the property owner to make and file the application, and that he has read the application and the same is true and correct;
14. The name, address, and phone number of the operator and the designated operator upon whom all notices provided by this title may be served.
B. The director may, in his sole discretion, upon finding either of the following circumstances exist with respect to the application, waive the items in subsection (A) of this section except that neither subdivisions (11), (12) and (13) of subsection (A) of this section nor the requirements contained in Section 16.16.020 of this title shall be waived in any event:
1. Certain information accompanying materials required in subsection (A) are not needed because the information is already on file with the city in conjunction with prior approvals;
2. The nature and location of a redrill does not necessitate the information or accompanying material. Criteria for waiver of information shall include but not be limited to existing land use patterns, proximity to surrounding buildings and structures, current physical condition of site, proposed size of drill site and type of operation proposed.
C. The inspector shall review all applications and information submitted pursuant to subsection (A) of this section to determine if these items are complete. Upon a determination that they are complete, the applications shall be reviewed by the city engineer and director of planning and approved or approved with conditions. In areas where a conditional use permit is required, said permit shall first be approved by the planning commission or the city council as the case may be.
(Ord. 90-08-1074 § 4 (part))