To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Bryan Weimer, Director, Public Works & Development
Prepared By:
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Diane Kocis, Energy Specialist, Public Works & Development
Ava Pecherzewski, Development Review Planning Manager, Public Works & Development
Jason Reynolds, Planning Division Manager, Public Works & Development
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Presenter: Jason Reynolds, Planning Division Manager, Public Works & Development
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Subject:
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Amendment of the Land Development Code to Revise the Existing Oil and Gas Regulations with New Requirements and Definitions (Phase 2), Planning Case No. LDC23-004
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Purpose and Request:
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The purpose of this hearing is to seek Board of County Commissioners (Board) approval of the proposed Oil & Gas regulations, as an amendment to the existing Oil and Gas rules in the Land Development Code.
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Background and Discussion: In March 2023, the Board directed staff to proceed with draft amendments to Land Development Code Section 5-3.6 - Regulations for oil and gas development applications. The Board directed staff to complete various updates to the regulations, including:
- Create setbacks from existing and planned reservoirs;
- Add additional language regarding compliance with federal and state rules;
- Add additional language regarding neighborhood meeting noticing;
- Add clarification on required application materials;
- Add post-incident meeting requirements; and
- Add two health and safety-related rules regarding fire access roads and hand washing.
The Board approved these amendments on October 10, 2023. Subsequent to that meeting, the Board directed staff to proceed with additional code amendments for the following areas:
-Expansion of setback distances from occupied structures, platted lots less than 15 acres, landfills, designated outdoor activity areas, riparian areas, and existing and planned reservoirs;
-Develop mechanisms to allow applicants to seek relief from setback...
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