Oil and Gas Policies and Rulemaking

• Current County Oil & Gas Policies / Regulations
  
  
  • Selected excerpts from the Land Use Element of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan
  • Safety Element Supplement
  • Division 9, Article II, Chapter 35, Santa Barbara County Code (Coastal Zoning Ordinance)
  • Article 35.5, Oil and Gas, Wind Energy and Cogeneration Facilities (Land Use and Development Code)
  • Chapter 25A, Santa Barbara County Code (Evidence of Financial Responsibility to Clean Up Oil Spills)
  • Chapter 25B: Change of Owner, Operator, or Guarantor for Certain Oil and Gas Facilities
    • Chapter 25B forms
      
      
• Current County Wind Energy Regulations
  
  
  • Currently (3/6/08) there are no County policies or Coastal Zoning Ordinances that directly concern wind energy systems. Wind energy systems are regulated within the inland areas of the County under Land Use and Development Code Chapter 35.5 7 – Wind Energy Systems.
    
    
• Policy Projects
  
  
• Oil Spill Thresholds
  
  
• Oil Transportation Policies
  • Board Letter for Initiation of OTP Amendments
  • Staff Report for Planning Commission Hearing on OTP Amendments
  • OTP Policy and Ordinance Amendments, Adopted by the Board of Supervisors Oct. 26, 2004
    • Local Coastal Plan Policies
    • Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Article II)
    • Inland Policies (Land Use Element)
    • Inland Zoning Ordinance (Article III)
  • Western States Petroleum Association testimony concerning OTP Amendments
    • Letter to Board of Supervisors, October 19, 2004
    • Letter to California Coastal Commission, January 31, 2005
      
      
• Special Studies
  
  
  • North County Siting Study
    • Cover and Table of Contents
    • 1.0 - Executive Summary
    • 2.0 - Introduction
    • 3.0 - Potential Future Development
    • 4.0 - Existing Facility Infrastructure
    • 5.0 - Environmental Constraints Analysis
      • 5.1 - Public Safety and Hazardous Materials
      • 5.2 - Geology and Hydrology
      • 5.3 - Agricultural Resources
      • 5.4 - Biological Resources
      • 5.5 - Visual Resources
      • 5.6 - Cultural Resources
      • 5.7 - Land Use
      • 5.8 - Public Services
      • 5.9 - Noise
      • 5.10 - Circulation
      • 5.11 - Air quality
    • 6.0 - Site Analysis
    • 7.0 - Conclusions and Recommendations
    • 8.0 - Limitations of the Study
    • 9.0 - List of Preparers
    • 10.0 - Acronyms

 


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