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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />September 17 2019 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />REGULAR BUSINESS <br />ORDINANCE NO 1783, SERIES 2019 — AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER <br />17 68 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REQUIRE OIL AND GAS <br />OPERATOR REGISTRATION — 1ST AND FINAL READING — PUBLIC HEARING — <br />Adoption as Emergency Ordinance <br />AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 68 OF THE LOUISVILLE <br />MUNICIPAL CODE TO REQUIRE OIL AND GAS OPERATOR REGISTRATION AND <br />TO PROVIDE FOR A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE SUBMISSION, <br />ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING, OR APPROVAL OF ANY LAND USE APPLICATIONS, <br />OR ISSUANCE OF ANY SPECIAL USE PERMIT, RELATED TO THE USE OF <br />PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY FOR OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, EXTRACTION, <br />AND RELATED ACTIVITIES UPON RECEIPT OF AN OPERATOR REGISTRATION <br />OR <br />AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 68 OF THE LOUISVILLE <br />MUNICIPAL CODE TO REQUIRE OIL AND GAS OPERATOR REGISTRATION <br />City Attorney Kelly introduced the item by title noting both titles This is an emergency <br />ordinance that with enough votes can go into effect immediately She stated Option A <br />adds language so that a moratorium would be triggered immediately by an application <br />Mayor Muckle opened the public hearing <br />Planner Ritchie stated new State Regulations from Senate Bill 19-181 "Protect Public <br />Welfare Oil and Gas Operations" allows greater local control over oil and gas wells She <br />stated the Louisville code, last updated in 1995, requires Special Review Use approval for <br />drilling She noted there is no current drilling or actively producing wells in Louisville and <br />there have been no active permits filed for our jurisdiction since 1999 Given the new <br />rules, many surrounding jurisdictions are developing new regulations for Oil and Gas, and <br />many are under moratoria City Council discussed this last on July 30 <br />Staff proposes two options, both include requirements for Oil and Gas Operator <br />Registration Option A includes language that triggers a six-month moratorium upon the <br />filing of an operator registration Option B does not. Both include requirements for a good <br />faith estimate on the number of well sites and wells within 5 years, a map showing <br />locations, well estimates, information demonstrating capability to meet requirements, a <br />requirement to update information as necessary; and a requirement to reapply after 5 <br />years if no application has been submitted <br />Staff recommends approval of Option A with the moratorium <br />