HomeMy WebLinkAboutUse Variance 67-12 - Standard Oil Company - Island drillingSTMMJMI] OIL COMPANY of CA JFORNIAt
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901 R.IaOR April 13, �967
Ilse Variance Ito. 67-12
City of Huntington Beach
Honorable City Council,
City of Huntington Beach
City Hall
Huntington Beach, California
r.entlemen:
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Please refer to.Applicetion for Une Variance No. 67-12, which vas actai
upon by the Huntington Beach Planing Comission on April b, 1967. Ra
you know, this Use Variance wan disapproved. The Acting Secretary of
they Planning Cominsion, Mr. Richard Harlov, has informed us that the
appeal for thia particular variance expires on April. 14, 1967.
Standard Oil Compa-V of California would like to infom you that ve do
not desire to rake an appeal in this case. Our d.ecieion not to appeal
is based on the necessity to re-evalunta our prospect and not on' the
fact that the Use Variance vau rejected by the Planning Cc=lssian.
Due to the press of business, it is eutimated,that this geological and
engineering evuluaiion of the area will take ceveral meths. Conao-
queatly, although we would be precluded from filing for anotlter Une
Variance for one year, it, is felt that it the study so varramtrs, ve
vill toe, in a 'better position to make a now application for such a Ilan
Vari,an;:c .
It is strongly believed thhat if an appeal had been made In We cane
that the appeal Mould nave been succeasfuldue to the fact that your
honorable Body has indicated a desire for so-called "Island drilling
operations'!, this being the reason you have given for removal of the
O-Soning througbout thin particular area. We think tat should we i