File #: ORD 2015-009    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/23/2015 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 2/26/2015 Final action: 2/26/2015
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ENACTING NEW SUBSECTIONS 13-1000, "OIL AND NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION" AND 13-1001, "PENALTIES". (SECOND READING)
Indexes: Chapter 13, City Attorney, City Commission, First Reading, Fracking, Ordinance
Attachments: 1. ORDINANCE- Fracking- CA, 2. BACKUP-Reso No. 2014-48-Fracking
Related files: RES 2015-272
AGENDA ITEM REPORT
TITLE:
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ENACTING NEW SUBSECTIONS 13-1000, "OIL AND NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION" AND 13-1001, "PENALTIES". (SECOND READING)
 
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BACKGROUND:
This item was approved at First Reading with no changes or conditions.  
The City Commission in its 2014 Legislative Agenda expressed a desire to support all legislation that would ban hydraulic fracturing in the State of Florida, and in July, 2014 adopted a resolution opposing horizontal oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the City of Coconut Creek. During the Commission discussion of the resolution, concerns were raised as to whether the City should take a stronger position on the matter.  As a result, staff was given direction to develop regulations in the City's zoning code to prohibit such practices.
DISCUSSION:
The City is committed to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of its residents by prohibiting oil and natural gas exploration and extraction within the municipal boundaries of the City of Coconut Creek.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval  
FISCAL IMPACT:  N/A