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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-342ORDINANCE NO A001- ,OA AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, APPROVING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE DRILLING, INSTALLATION AND THE OPERATION OF WELLS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL GAS ON APPROXIMATELY 239 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 380, EAST OF S NAIL ROAD AND NORTH OF JIM CHRISTAL ROAD, WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL (A) ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (Z-01-0025) WHEREAS, AGF Ranch, has applied for a specific use permit for the drilling, installation and the operation of wells for the extraction of natural gas on approximately 239 acres of land generally located south of Highway 380, east of S Nail Road and north of Jim Chnstal Road, within an agricultural (A) zoning district classification and use designation, and WHEREAS, on August 8, 2001, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a Specific Use Permit for the drilling, installation and the operation of wells for the extraction of natural gas, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Specific Use Permit is consistent with the Denton Plan Policies, and WHEREAS, in accordance with Article III, Division 4, of Chapter 35 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, the City Council finds that all of the following conditions exist The drilling, installation and the operation of wells for extraction of natural gas will be compatible with and not injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property nor will it significantly diminish or impair property values within the immediate vicinity, The establishment of the drilling, installation and operation of wells for the extraction of natural gas will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding property, Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage, and other necessary supporting facilities have been or will be provided, The design, location, and arrangement of all driveways and parking spaces provides for the safe and convenient movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic without adversely affecting the general public or adjacent developments, Adequate nuisance prevention measures have been or will be taken to prevent or control offensive odor, fumes, dust, noise, and vibration, iae[et m Directional lighting will be provided so as not to disturb or adversely affect neighboring properties, and There is sufficient landscaping and screening to ensure harmony and compatibility with adjacent property, NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION 1 A specific use permit is hereby approved for the drilling, installation and operation of wells for the extraction of natural gas on approximately 239 acres of land described in the development plat attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A" and generally located south of Highway 380, east of S Nail Road and north of Jim Chnstal Road, within an Agricultural (A) zoning district classification and use designation, subject to the following conditions 1 Noise reduction measures shall be utilized to minimize the impact to adjacent single-family properties 2 Dust prevention measures shall be utilized to minimize the impact to adjacent single-family properties 3 Directional lighting, directed away from adjacent single-family residences shall be utilized 4 No well shall be located closer than five hundred (500') feet from an adjacent existing residence 5 The drilling, installation and operation of wells shall comply with the requirements and conditions of the Development Plat submitted with this proposal 6 All drilling permits required by the Fire Code shall be obtained 7 A road maintenance agreement shall be executed with the City of Denton SECTION 2 The City's official zoning map is amended to show the change in zoning district classification SECTION 3 Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding $2,000 00 Each day that a provision of this ordinance is violated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense SECTION 4 This ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, a daily newspaper published in the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage PASSED AND APPROVED this the 4 t„ day of � 2001 Act— EULINE BROCK, MAYOR PAGE 2 ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY m PAGE 3 EXHIBIT A 9 � �s CD CIL 4jI i 1� � d I M � �W lag all YH ! 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EJg� �f�6Y6 6 €gggp£ €yggg�£ .BgE i�8-` : YV* * : 7 DEVELOPMENT PLAT NOTES WELL SITE LOCATIONS Preliminary wan slbe locations are Identified on this Development Plat These locations are subject to change at the discretion of ffb landowner Walla will not tee located closer then 100' from resldentlet properly nor closer than SW from a public assembly, public Insnhdion, or school and Will meet an oothVner provisions for gas wails In the City of Denton Fire Coda The recovery of gas from AGF Ranch has been designed to permit the future development of the surface. Neither the present agriculture! use nor any future residential or commercial uses of AQF Ranch will be Impelled by the propaeid gas development The Proposed gas development will focus primarily on the Barnett Shale, encaurdared at subsurface depths betwaon 7,000 and 8,500 feeL Preliminary well site locations have been selected to occupy a minimum of the surface area, mbdmtm the effect on the surface, and avoid the floodplain Multiple wells will be drilled from these well Etta locations utilizing dlrectlnal drilling techniques to further minimize the amount of surface area required for the proposed gas development. Typical limns of clearing and grading for each well site location will be a SOU' by 300' pad site. Erosion control win comply with all local, state, and federal requirements LOCATION OF DISTRIBUTION LINES AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES Existing gas pipelines and other easements are Identified on this Development Plat Accessory uses for the proposed gas development will Include Internal access mods„ pipeitnes, meters, storage tanks, separation facilities, and other uses necessary and customary to gas development Maters, storage tanks, separation halfities and flow !Ines vdll generally be located within the 300' by 300v pad site provided for the applicable well(s) (sae typical well site iced drawing for details) Each typical well site location will Include approximately 5 some. No gas storage facilities for the proposed gas development will be kiabd on AGF Ranch. Temporary diesel fuel tanks utilized for drilling operations will be located within the SCO'by S00'pad she. DEVELOPMENT PHASING The Initial gas development will be the drilling of a well on each of the well she locsdoro The number of wells and order In which they are drilled will be dependent upon the success of the development and the avallabllly at a gas market Development updates that Idmtiy the exact location of each well and aocossaW uses rich as pipelines, access roads and other accessary structures Will be provided to the City of Denton after each well Is pwmlUed with the Texas Railroad Commission. All wells that are not productive will be plugged at the time of such delermination. All producing wells w01 be plugged at the end of their sconomlo fife All plugghkg will be In accordance with applicable Texas Railroad Commission regulations VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE WELL SITE LOCATIONS 'I,t . ' VrnefiSaasnkutaracass to AGF Ranch may be from S Nall and Jim Christal Roads There will be no wells within 75' of any public streets, highways orthe of any operating railway Well site locations will be accessed by private roads constructed with an all weather road material. Those pilots made will provide a stabfllzod entrance onto the public road Fire access will be provided In accordance with all local, state and federal requirements (Including labeling of private roads as tore lane easements) WATER CONSUMPTION Once well permits have ben obtained from - the Texas Railroad Commission and made have been extended to the well locutions, drilling an commence The drilling of each well will require approximately 8000 barrels of water over a two to three week period This water, If available and With the permisslor of the surfaos owner, will be pumped from a nearby pond or stream to minimize the amount of Wcidng required Once a well has been drilled and determined to have the potenflal for commercial production, the completion p=m will begin In order for the Barnett Shale to be commercially productive it must be fracture stimulated. This Imrolves pumping a large amount of water at high pressure Into the formation to create a fracture in the rock A small amount of sand Is mixed with the water to hold the fracture open axe the procedure Is completed This pens the gas to flaw more easily from the rock Into the wellbors. Each fracture stimulation requires approximately 25,000 barrels of water This water will b trucked to the location in a period of about two days and stored In portable tanks Once the water Is In place, the actual stimulation process will take approximatey, eight hours. This process may be repeated once every five to to years depending on the productivity of the well WASTE CONTROL Water and drilling mud utilized during the drilling of the well will be Initially stored In a reserve pit located adjacent to the well Ultimately, the water and drilling mud will be removed by truck and disposed of In accordance with the requirements of the Texas Railroad Commisskn. The reserve pit Will be dewatered whhln approxlmataiy SO days and beeknifed within 120 days (subject to weather) of the completion of the wag In compliance with the requirements of the Texas Railroad Commission Wastewater and condensate from gas production will be stored In a 300 barrel tank within the well site location. The tank will be located within a secondary, cgtdolnment dng with a non-permf able liner capable of holding one and one-half times the capacity of the tank The tank will also be equipped with a sensing device that Will shut oil the wall(s) should the tank become fug The contents of the tank will be emptied by a commercial operator and disposed of In accordance with the requirements of the Texas Railroad Commission DRAINAGE No meters, storage tanks, separation facilities, or other aboveground facilities shall be place In the 100-year floodplain A separate and more debited site drainage plan shall be submitted for each well site krattn The drainage plan shall Include the wellslts location and any accessory structures that service the drilling or production of gas The 100-year floodplain shall also be shown on the drainage plan as well as arty creek hot Identified by FEMA and Its 100-year floodplain ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS The proposed gas development will be in compliance with all state and federal environmental regulations and will not edversey affect the floodpiain, upland habitat, drainage patterns, erosion, water quality, or currant or hftm surface uses There may be welts whose target 0 a bottan-0ols) locations era under the floodploln, but then wells Will be drilled dlmdnaiy from a location outside the floodplain. Damage to public thoroughfares adjacent to AGF Ranch directly mused by the proposed gas development will be restored to the agreed upon aunty andtr city standards, as spp0abie.