HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2310-2008Suggested by: City Manager
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®12DINANCE NO. 2310-2008
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING
KMC 5.35.040 BY INCREASING THE MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN OIL AND GAS
WELL DRILLING LOCATIONS AND RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
FROM 200 TO 600 FEET UNLESS THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER IS
OBTAINED.
WHEREAS, KMC 5.35.040 currently states that no oil or gas well may be drilled closer
than 200 feet from a residential or commercial building without obtaining the written
permission of the owner thereof; and,
WHEREAS, modern drilling technology makes it much easier for oil and gas wells to be
drilled from distances greater than 200 feet from a residential or commercial building;
and,
WHEREAS, increasing the minimum distance for oil and gas drilling without the
consent of the owner of a residential or commercial building from 200 to 600 feet will
lessen the potential negative impact of drilling to such property while not unduly
burdening or restricting oil and gas drilling; and,
WHEREAS, this amendment wiIl protect the health, safety and general welfare of the
citizens of the City of Kenai by creating reasonable separation between conflicting uses
yet also accommodate the rights of surface and subsurface users of real property
located within the City of Kenai; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai and its citizens to amend KMC
5.35.040 by increasing such distance from 200 feet to 600 feet.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that KMC 5.35.040 is hereby amended as follows:
5.35.040 Well location.
No well shall be drilled and no permit shall be issued for any
well to be drilled at any location which is nearer than [200j 600 feet of
any residence or commercial building without the applicant having first
secured the written permission of the owner or owners thereof.
Ordinance No. 2310-2008
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PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 20th day of May,
2008.
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PAT PORTER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Carol L. Freas, City Cler~~
Introduced: May 7, 2008
Adopted: May 20, 2008
Effective: June 20, 2008