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Dear stakeholders,
On August 9, 2022, Los Angeles City Planning released a draft of the proposed Oil and Gas Drilling Ordinance (Oil Ordinance), with a goal of having this ordinance considered by the City Planning Commission in the fall of 2022. This month, City Planning will hold a virtual presentation, Q&A, and public hearing on the proposed ordinance. This is your opportunity to learn more about the proposed regulations and submit a public comment.
In response to City Council File No. 17-0447, the proposed Oil Ordinance would amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code to prohibit all new oil and gas drilling activities and make any existing extraction a nonconforming use in all zones of the City. The proposed Oil Ordinance would phase out these oil drilling activities, which are known hazards to public health and safety, by immediately banning new oil and gas extraction and requiring the removal of existing operations after an amortization period.
The draft ordinance, fact sheet, and more information can be found on the project webpage at planning.lacity.org/oil-and-
Beginning at 6 p.m., City Planning will present a brief overview of the ordinance, followed by an opportunity for questions and answers at 6:20 p.m. The Public Hearing will begin at 6:45 p.m.
The public hearing is a formal opportunity to provide public comment on the proposed Oil Ordinance to a hearing officer. The public hearing is used to collect comments. No decisions will be made at the time of public hearing. Participants may join the public hearing online or by phone at any time between 6:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to offer testimony. In order that all viewpoints may be presented, speakers at the public hearing may be limited in the length of their testimony. The hearing officer will consider all public testimony and any written communication submitted prior to or at the hearing. Any written communication must include case number CPC-2022-4648-CA. Comments may be submitted by email to planning.oildrilling@lacity.
The official Notice of Public Hearing is available here.
