City Planning has prepared Zoning Administrator’s Memorandum (ZA Memo) 141 and a Zoning Administrator’s Interpretation (ZAI) relating to the implementation of Ordinance No. 187,709. The ZA Memo outlines the steps and procedures for Health and Safety exception requests. Operators are required to submit these requests to the Department of City Planning. The ZAI defines “well maintenance” activities in the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC). Both the ZA Memo and ZAI will serve as guidance for operators and the public regarding oil drilling regulations in the City.

• Read:  ZA Memo No. 1541 
  • Provides an opportunity for operators to make requests for Health and Safety exception requests
  • Identifies a discretionary process that includes a public hearing and mailing notification
  • Identifies an administrative review process for situations that involve imminent emergency threats to public health, safety, and/or the environment
• Read: Zoning Administrator’s Interpretation on Well Maintenance

• • Makes a clear interpretation on what “maintain[ing] an oil well” means for operators
  • Clarifies how this interpretation will be implemented under LAMC Section 13.01-H or LAMC Section 12.23-C.4
• Read:  Ordinance No. 187,709