HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1275 ORDINANCE No. 1275
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY TO EXIST; AMENDING THE HUNTING-
TON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY AMENDING AND
ADDING SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 23.
WHEREAS, the health, safety and welfare of the gener-
al public may be endangered by the installation ,of certain
oil field recovery heaters unless said heaters are proper-
ly located and inspected; and
WHEREAS, the present effective ordinances are inad-
equate to properly protect the public health, safety and
welfare,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City. of
Huntington Beach- does ordain as follows :
Section 1. That the following sections are hereby
added to the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code to read in
words and figures, as follows :
Section 2331.30.1 Definition. Oil Field Recovery
Heater:
A once through forced circu a ion, water tube steam gener-
ator, used only in oil field thermal _ recovery
operations, having no fired pressure part larger than
three inches pipe size and no other pressure part larger
than six inch pipe size.
Section 234.7(c) A permit fee for the erection
and/or installation of an oil field recovery heater, tempo-
racy or otherwise, in the amount of One Hundred Dollars
($100. 00) .
Section 2. That Section 2365.2 of the Huntington
Beach' Ordinance is hereby amended and as amended' shall
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read in words and figures, as follows :
Section 2365.2 Installation, Operation, and Sound-
proofing of Oil Fief Recovery Heaters.
The following conditions shall be met for the in-
stallation and operation of an oil field recovery heater.
(a) All oilfield recovery heaters shall have a valid State
of California 11 permit to Operate" and shall be equipped with
and operated by safety controls which monitor certain essen-
tial operating conditions of the automatically controlled
fired boiler and which shall shut down the boiler automatical-
ly and require manual restart when any of the essential con-
ditions vary from certain prescribed limits. An emergency
shut down, switch shall be installed a minimum bf fifty (50)
feet from the oilfield recovery heater and shall be identi-
fied as such by a sign with minimum 3" letters.
(b) Separation between oil field recovery heaters from res-
idential, commercial and public assemblage buildings shall
be as follows :
(500)
l. -Oil fired recovery heaters-five hundred/feet.
2. Gas fired recovery heaters-three hundred(300)feet
Where enclosed by a six(6) foot high six(6)
inch block wall, the setback may be reduced
to fifty(50) feet.
3. All oilfield recovery heaters will be set back a
minimum of fifty (50) feet from any oil storage
tank,well head or public right of way.
(c) Where an oilfield recovery heater is operated within an
occupied residential area the heater shall be shielded with a
fire resistant, sound proofing material so that the sound
level at the nearest residence can be maintained at the aver-
age twenty-four (24) hour ambient level existing when such
heater is not-. in operation; however, the fire-resistant sound
proofing shielding would not be required if the residential
ambient sound level mentioned above can be maintained by
other means.
(d) Heaters being operated in any residential zone shall have
an attendant on duty at all times and shall be completely
fenced, including the well head, with a six(6) foot high
chain link or blockwall fence complete with two (2) self-clos-
ing gates installed on opposite sides of the enclosure.. Steam
lines from the heater to the well head shall be buried to a
depth of one (1) foot or covered and/or wrapped with a minimum
of one (1) inch thick approved asbestos pipe insulation.
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(e) An application for a permit to install and operate an
oil field recovery heater shall be made to the Oil Field
Superintendent who shall inspect the site and specify the
location, setup, and/or standards of the heater, piping,head
installation, valves, sound.proofing(if required) , and other
equipment. Upon completion of the installation, the Oil
Field Superintendent shall inspect the installation and if
approved shall issue a permit to operate the heater pursuant
to complying with Sections 234?(d) and 2359 of this code.
Approval by the Oil Field Superintendent does not relieve the
applicant of the responsibility of securing adder tional permits
as required by other departments within the City.
(f) The permit shall show the name of the owner and/or oper-
ator of the heater, the name of the owner, and/or operator
of the well, the well name and two (2) telephone numbers to
be called for emergency purposes. Names and telephone numbers
available in case of emergency shall be posted in a conspic-
uous place at the job site.
(g) If in the opinion of the Oil Field Superintendent a lo-
cation is deemed to be hazardous or dangerous to life, limb
or property, a permit may be denied. The owner or operator
may then appeal said refusal in accordance with the proced-
ure as set forth in Section 2383 and 2384 of this code.
Section 3. This ordinance being an emergency measure
for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety
and welfare, which emergency is set forth and defined in the
preamble hereof, shall take effect and be in force from and
after the passage and adoption of this ordinance.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the pass-
age and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same
to be published by, one insertion in the Huntington Beach News ,
a weekly newspaper printed, published and circulated in the
City of Huntington Beach, California
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Huntington neach, 'Calif6rnia', at a regular meeting held
on this 5th day of December, 1966,
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ATTEST:
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Cit er
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Tty Attorney,
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I , PAUL C. JONES , the duly elected, qualified, and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-of-
ficio Clerk of the City Council of the said city, do hereby
certify the whole number of members of the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
emergency ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 5th day of December, 1966 , and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least
five members of said Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Coen, Bartlett , Gisler , Green, Shipley
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Kaufman, Stewart
ity Clerk a ex-officio Clerk of the
I, PAUL C. JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of ity Counc eaohf t8ali�o of Huntington
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council, do hereby certify that this ordinance has
been published in the Huntington Beach News on
In accordance with the City Charter of said City.
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City Clerk
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