Appeal for Well Maintenance ZAI set for September 14 before City Planning Commission

Presentation and Public Hearing

On September 14, 2023, the City Planning Commission will hear the appeals for ZA-2022-8997-ZAI-1A. Los Angeles City Planning staff will provide a presentation responding to the appeals and there will be an opportunity for public comment.

Pursuant to the Commission’s general operating procedures, the Commission at times must necessarily limit the speaking times of those presenting testimony on either side of an issue that is designated as a public hearing item.

In all instances, however, equal time is allowed for presentation of pros and cons of matters to be acted upon. Every person wishing to address the commission in person must complete a speaker’s request form and submit it to the Commission staff. Members of the public who wish to participate in the meeting and offer verbal public comment remotely to the City Planning Commission. For hybrid meeting participation information, please click here.

Background

Case No. ZA-2022-8997-ZAI is a citywide Zoning Administrator’s Interpretation (ZAI) applicable to all oil/gas well operations in the City of Los Angeles. The ZAI interprets what specific terminology found in the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) means in the context of oil drilling regulations. The term “to maintain [an oil well]” or “maintained” is in reference to well maintenance activities that are performed on oil/gas wells throughout the city, most notably at large drill sites located in residential neighborhoods. The Chief Zoning Administrator published the ZAI on January 17, 2023. The appeal period for the ZAI ended on February 1, 2023. Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) received three (3) appeals in total before the appeal period ended.

ZA-2022-8997-ZAI Determination | Appeal Applications and Justifications | Staff Report

Written Comments

Written communications may be mailed to the Commission Secretariat, Room 532, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. (Phone No. 213-978-1300). While all written communications are given to the Commission for consideration, the initial packets are sent to the week prior to the Commission’s meeting date. If you challenge these agenda items in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing agendized herein, or in written correspondence on these matters delivered to this agency at or prior to the public hearing.
For additional information, contact:
Edber Macedo, Los Angeles City Planning
200 North Spring Street, Room 763
Los Angeles, CA, 90012
edber.macedo@lacity.org
(213) 978-1318

Accommodations

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