1962-0049RESOLUTION NO. 62R-49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM DESIGNATING A DRILL SITE
AND GRANTING STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF
CALIFORNIA PERMISSION TO DRILL FROM SAID
DRILL SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITIONS
SET FORTH HEREIN.
Planning
WHEREAS, STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a
California Corporation, did make written application for a
permit to drill for and conduct operations from a drill site
within the City of Anaheim for the exploration and recovery of
oil within the City of Anaheim, such application having been
in writing and meeting the requirements of Section 17.12.050
of the Anaheim Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on October 3, 1961, did
refer said application to the City Planning Commission to hold
and conduct a public hearing thereon and to examine, report, and
make recommendations thereon; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission of the City of
Anaheim did hold a public hearing at the City Hall in the City
of Anaheim on November27, 1961, at 2 :00 o'clock P.M. after having
duly given notice of said public hearing as required by law and
in accordance with provisions of Chapter 17.12 of the Anaheim
Municipal Code and did make its recommendation to the City
Council in connection with such application after conducting
such public hearing and after examining evidence presented
at such hearing did make recommendation by Resolution No. 164-
Series 1961 -62; and
WHEREAS, after receiving said recommendation from the
Planning Commission the City Council did hold a public hearing
on the 2nd day of January, 1962, at 7 :00 otclock P.M. in the
Council Chambers of the City Hall, and due notice thereof having
been given in accordance with the requirements of law and
Section 17.12.080 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, and the City
Council having received the recommendation of the Planning
Commission and considered the same and having heard witnesses
for and against the granting of said permit and having received
evidence for and against the granting of said permit did close
said hearing on said date; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did defer action from
January 2, 1962, to January 16, 1962, to consider the matter;
and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 1962, requests having been
received from both sides, the City Council did reopen the
hearing and did receive further evidence both for and against
the issuance of said permit and did again close the hearing
and defer final action to January 23, 1962, at 3:00 o'clock P.M.;
and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 1962, the City Council did
discuss the application of Standard Oil Company of California,
the testimony received in the hearings, and the evidence received
in the meetings and did find and determine the following facts:
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1. That the exploratory area proposed is that area
in the City of Anaheim bounded on the north by
Orange Avenue between Euclid Avenue and Gilbert
Street; bounded on the west by Gilbert Street
between Orange Avenue and the Southern Pacific
Railroad Right of Way; on the south by the Southern
Pacific Railroad Right of Way, between Gilbert
Street and the extension of Loara Street, if it is
extended; bounded on the east by Loara Street, or
the extension thereof, between the Southern Pacific
Railroad Tracks and Bali Road; and bounded on the
east by Euclid Avenue between Ball Road and Orange
Avenue.
2. That the area described can be adequately explored
and developed from the site selected and one least
offensive to the surrounding area.
3. That the granting of such permit and the drilling
for or producing of oil thereunder will not create
a nuisance.
L.. That the granting of such permit will not be detri-
mental to the public health, safety or welfare.
5. That the granting of such a permit, or the drilling
for or producing of oil thereunder in the location
specified, will not create a fire hazard or other
hazard detrimental to the public welfare.
6. That the granting of such a permit will afford
equal protection to all property owners within
the area affected by the granting of such permit.
7. That the granting of such permit will not deny to
any property owner the enjoyment of a substantial
right granted to other owners in the same vicinity
affected by said permit.
8. That the granting of such permit will conserve
property values and encourage the most appropriate
use of the land in the immediate vicinity and area
affected by the granting of said permit.
9. That the granting of said permit will not be detri-
mental to the orderly development and expansion of
the City of Anaheim in the direction of building
development according to a well ordered and zone
planned, as is evidenced by the overlays of the
area prepared by the Planning Department.
10. That the granting of said permit will not be in
violation of any State law, regulation or court
decision, or any of Anaheimts City Ordinances.
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11. That the granting of said permit will not violate
any deed or tract restrictions relating to any
tract or property affected by said permit, unless
said permit is consented to, or the said restrictions
waked in the manner specified in said deed or tract
restrictions or in the manner required by law,
provided, however, that in the event that any applicant
for permit has inadvertently obtained an oil and gas
lease covering property containing such restrictions,
that such applicant shall be given a reasonable
opportunity to obtain a waiver of such restrictions,
or may be permitted to quitclaim such property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim that a permit be, and the same is hereby,
granted to STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA to drill, redrill,
whipstock, side -track or deepen any well or conduct any other
operations for the drilling for or producing of oil, gas or
other hydrocarbon substances within the corporate limits of the
City of Anaheim at the following described location, to wit:
The north 200.00 feet of the east 100.00 feet of the
west 880.00 feet of that portion of Section 20, Township
4 South, Range 10 West, in the Rancho Los Coyotes, city
of Anaheim, county of Orange, state of California, as
per map recorded in book 51 page 10 of Miscellaneous
Maps, in the office of the county recorder of said
county, described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the west line of said section 20,
South 0 27' 0O't West 952.60 feet from the northwest
corner of said section 20.; thence East 1332.70 feet;
thence South 0 31' 30' West 4.72.80 feet; thence West
1332.09 feet to the west line of said section 20;
thence North 0 27' East 472.80 feet to the point of
beginning.
upon the following express conditions:
1. Compliance with the conditions specified in Title 17,
Section 17.12.050 through Section 17.12.410 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code.
2. All access to and from the drill site for operations
will be from Brookhurst Street along a 20 -foot private
road along the north side of said property.
3. Said access road will be maintained in good condition
with asphalt or by oiling and the drill site area
will be asphalted to eliminate dust.
Trucking to and from said site will be limited to the
hours of 8 :00 A.M. to 6 :00 P.M. except for emergencies.
5. All machinery in connection with both drilling and
producing operations will be powered by electricity
obtained from the City of Anaheim, and no electricity
will be generated on the drill site, however, it may
be necessary to convert alternating current to
direct current for applicant's purposes.
6. The drilling rig and related equipment will be
soundproofed by double covering of soundproof and
fireproof material, and shall be painted 'Vista
Green," or equal in color.
7. All buildings containing any equipment or machinery
will be soundproofed.
8. The soundproofed rig will be kept closed at nights
during the hours of 6 :00 P.M. to 8 :00 A.M. except
in emergencies or for personnel entry during such
hours, also except for the running of the water
string in each well which may necessitate opening
the derrick door between the hours of 6:00 P.M.
and 8 A.M.
9. Prior to commencement of any operations on said
drill site, Standard Oil Company of California
will make further acoustical survey readings at
various times of the day and night from the edge
of the residential areas surrounding such site.
Standard will deliver such data to the City of
Anaheim prior to commencement of drilling operations.
Similar periodic readings will be taken during
drilling operations for comparison and control
of the noise level from such operations.
10. Any further conditions or restrictions set forth
in the Anaheim Municipal Code will be observed.
11. During exploratory drilling, all drilling equip-
ment on the drill site will be surrounded by a
tarpaulin covered chain -link fence of a minimum
height of six feet.
12. Upon completion of all exploratory drilling and at
the expiration of the thirty -day test period, if
oil and gas in paying quantities is not developed,
the drilling rig and all equipment will be immediately
removed from the drill site and the site will be
restored, insofar as practicable, to its original
condition, except, however, for replanting of any
trees that may have been removed from such site.
13. No wells will be produced beyond a thirty -day test
period until:
(a) Pipe lines have been installed to transport
such production from such site to Standardrs
or other available gathering pipe lines in the
general area.
(b) The drill site has been surrounded by a concrete
block or cinder block wall, engineered and at a
height in accordance with specifications of the
Planning Department, not less than eight feet,
or more than ten feet high, such wall to be
set back five feet from the exterior boundaries
of said drill site. Grown trees or high shrubs
approved by the Anaheim Parkway Maintenance
Authorities to amply screen the wall will there-
upon be planted and maintained within such five -foot
setback strips to surround such wall and drill site.
14. All production and other tests will be conducted
in accordance with safe oil field practice and in
full compliance with industry and municipal fire
and safety standards.
15. The number of production tanks and other equipment
will be kept to a minimum on the drill site for applicant's
requirements in connection with operations. Production
tanks will be used only for oil produced from the site
or oil required in connection with drilling or
production activities thereon.
16. It is the desire of the City of Anaheim to encourage
the completion of drilling operations at the earliest
possible time, consistent with good oil field
practices. The City Council on its own motion, or
at the request of applicant, at any time after nine
months from the date of this permit or after the
completion of four producing wells, whichever shall
first occur, may give personal written notice to
applicant to appear before the Council for the pur-
pose of (a) determining the feasibility of the use
of more than one drilling rig during a given period
of time and (b) the period of time during which
such multi -rig drilling is to be conducted. In
any event, all development must be completed within
two years from date of this permit.
17. Limit the height of tanks to the height of said
wall.
18. Subsurface type equipment will be utilitized in
pumping wells,
19. Any further safety or other conditions or restrictions
that may be imposed by the Anaheim Planning Department
or any other authorities having jurisdiction in
such matters.
20. Subject to Conditions Nos. 1, 2, 3, it, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 outlined in Exhibit "3" submitted
by the petitioner.
21. Subject to the requirement that upon completion of
drilling, or after abandonment, each well site shall
be restored to its former condition with all holes
filled and leveled, and all trash and debris removed;
that upon abandonment, a twenty -five (25) foot
concrete surface plug shall be required, with a steel
plate welded over the top of each drilling hole at
least four (4) feet below the natural ground level,
that the abandonment shall conform to all applicable
state, county and city regulations, and that compli-
ance with said regulations shall be effected sixty
(60) days after abandonment.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk certify
a copy of this resolution and transmit such certified copy to the
Standard Oil Company of California as their permit for such oper-
ation within the City of Anaheim.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and signed by me
this 23rd day of January, 1962.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK bF THE CITY ANA I- E IM
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MA O' Ok THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, DENE M. WILLIAMS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim,
do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
23rd day of January, 1962, by the following vote of the members
thereof:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Coons, Fry, Thompson and Schutte.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None.
TEMPORARILY ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Chandler.
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of
Anaheim approved and signed said resolution on the 23rd day of
January, 1962.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the City of Anaheim this 23rd day of
January, 1962.
(SEAL)