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AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 66 OF 2009
(AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT CHAPTER 25 OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT CODE OF ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO THE CONDUCT OF OIL, GAS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON WELL OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO)
BY:
-Amend certain sections of Section 25-3 as follows:
Sec. 25-3. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following definitions shall have the meaning ascribed in this chapter and be equally applicable to the masculine and feminine genders and the singular and plural forms of any of the defined terms:
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(6) “Oil” means crude petroleum oil, and other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, which are produced at the well head in liquid form by ordinary production methods.”
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(9) “Public Building means any building used, designed or intended to be used for the purpose of assembly of persons for purposes of government administration, education, deliberation, entertainment, amusement, or healthcare. Public buildings shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, theaters, assembly halls, auditoriums, armories, mortuary chapels, dance halls, exhibition halls, museums, gymnasiums, bowling lanes, libraries, skating rinks, courthouses, schools, restaurants, shopping malls, stores, and hospitals.”
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(14) “School means any public or private primary through post-secondary educational facility, and any state licensed day care facility.”
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(17) “Urban area” means the corporate limits of the City of Shreveport.”
-Add new Section 25-5 to read as follows:
Sec. 25-5. Applicability.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to those wells permitted by the State of Louisiana Office of Conservation after January 1, 2008.
-Amend Section 25-6 to now read as follows:
Sec. 25-6. Appeals.
Any person aggrieved by a decision or determination in regard to any matter subject to the requirements of this chapter shall, within fourteen (14) days from the date of such decision is rendered, file a written request/appeal with the Comprehensive Environmental Board of Appeals for a review by the board of such decision.
Any person aggrieved by a decision or determination of the board shall have the right to appeal the decision to the city council by filing a written request for an appeal within fourteen (14) days of the date of the decision by the board. The city council shall conduct the hearing on the appeal in accordance with its established rules of procedure.
-Amend Section 25-16 (b) to now read as follows:
*Sec. 26-16. 25-16. Abatement of Dust, Vibration, or Odors.
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(b) The placement of fill material shall not cause the release of dust and/or odor that may create a nuisance, or damage to any public property and no such material shall be placed in a floodplain or floodway identified by FEMA on the most current FIRM without the prior consent of the Director of Operational Services.
-Amend Section 25-18 to now read as follows:
Sec. 25-18. Exhaust Fumes.
In order to prevent the creation of a nuisance, exhaust from any internal combustion engine or compressor, stationary or mounted on wheels, used in connection with the drilling of any well or for use on any production equipment shall not be discharged into the open air unless it is equipped with an exhaust muffler(s), or an exhaust muffler box, constructed of non-combustible materials sufficient to suppress noise and disruptive vibrations and minimize the escape of gases, fumes, or ignited carbon or soot. All such equipment shall be maintained in good operating condition according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
* Clerk’s clerical correction
-Amend Section 25-23( c) to now read as follows:
Sec. 25-23. Site Maintenance.
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( c) The street, street entrance and property on which a well site is located shall at all times be kept free of mud, debris, pools of water or other liquids, contaminated soil, high grass, weeds, brush, trash, combustible trash or other waste materials.
-Amend Section 25-24 (b) to now read as follows:
Sec. 25-24. Compressor Stations.
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(b) The operation of compressor equipment shall not create any noise that causes the exterior noise level to exceed the pre-development ambient noise levels as measured within five (500) feet of the compressor station. The operator of the compressor station shall be responsible for establishing and reporting to the Director of Operational Services the pre-development ambient noise levels as provided in Section 25-29 of this chapter.
-Amend Section 25-28 to now read as follows:
Sec. 25-28. Work Hours.
(a) No construction activities involving excavation of, alteration to, or repair work on any access road or drillsite, shall be performed during nighttime hours. Deliveries of equipment and material by trucks having more than two (2) axles, which materials or equipment is associated with drilling and/or production, well servicing, site preparation and other related work conducted on the drillsite, shall be limited to daytime hours except in cases of fire, blowout, explosion or any other emergency or where the delivery of equipment or materials is necessary to prevent the cessation of drilling, completion or production operations. In addition, all drillstem and other open hole testing, and all fracturing operations, shall be conducted during daytime hours.
(b) For purposes of this section, “daytime” is defined as the period in any day between 6:00 a.m., local time, and 8:00 p.m. local time. “Nighttime” is defined as the period in any day between 8:00 p.m., local time, and 6:00 a.m. local time.
-Amend Section 25-29 to now read as follows:
Sec. 25-29. Noise.
(a) Prior to the commencement of operations, the operator shall submit a noise management plan to the Director of Operational Services detailing how the equipment used in the drilling, completion, transportation, or production of a well complies with the maximum permissible noise levels of this section. At a minimum, the noise management plan shall:
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(3) Detail how the impacts will be mitigated. In determining noise mitigation, specific site characteristics shall be considered, including but not limited to the following:
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(ii) seasonal and prevailing weather patterns, including wind directions
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(b) No well shall be drilled, redrilled or any equipment operated at any location within an urban area in such a manner as to create any noise which causes the exterior noise level when measured at a distance of five hundred (500) feet from the well head, or other equipment generating noise, that exceeds the ambient noise level by more than seven (7) decibels during daytime hours and more than five (5) decibels during nighttime hours. Fracturing operations may not exceed the ambient noise level by more than ten (10) decibels during daytime hours; no fracturing operations shall be allowed during nighttime hours unless they exceed the ambient noise level by no more than five (5) decibels. Backflow operations may not exceed the ambient noise level by more than five (5) decibels during nighttime hours.
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-Amend Section 25-30 to now read as follows:
Sec. 25-30. Explosives.
No person shall discharge or use any surface explosive charges within the City without having first obtained approval from the chief of the Shreveport Fire Department.
-Add a new ‘BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED” paragraph following the reference to “Secs. 25-32—Sec.25-40. Reserved.” to now read as follows:
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall take effect on December 1, 2009.
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