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<br />(10) "Oil or Gas Owner" shall mean the person who has the right to drill into and to produce
<br />from any pool, and to appropriate the production either for himself or for himself and others.
<br />(11) "Person" shall mean any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver,
<br />trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind.
<br />(12) "Water Supply" or "Water Resources" shall mean any groundwater or surface water
<br />intended or used for human consumption; household purposes; farm, livestock, or garden
<br />purposes; or for conservation and preservation purposes.
<br />(13) "Well" shall mean any new or existing shaft or hole led, sunk, bored, or dug into the
<br />earth or into underground strata for the extraction, inlet04q� or placement of any oil, liquid, or
<br />gas; or any new or existing shaft or hole drilled, s4o/k, bore 'ug or used in conjunction with
<br />such extraction, injection, or placement of anlr oil,, liquid, orhydr
<br />gassg aulic fracturing,
<br />fracturing, or fracking methods. The term "Well" does not includes haft or hole drilled, sunk,
<br />bored, or dug into the earth for the sole purpose of testing for, pu or extracting
<br />therefrom potable, fresh, or usable water forhousehold, domestic, mdcr�l, agricultural,
<br />public use, or other activity not related to oil or gas development activities
<br />Section 12-106. Imposition of Moratoria on;the Oil and Gas Development Activities. There is hereby
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<br />established a 24 -month moratorium on a,qy County-pproval requ-fired by law for oil and gas
<br />development activities. It shall be unlawfu("d a vi'65 of this Ordinance for any person within the
<br />jurisdiction to which this Ordinance applies to�engage in oil or gas development activities that require a
<br />County permit. The Board"civil) use this 24 -month moratorium period to complete the 2030 Land Use
<br />Plan, to study the impacts of oil and gas developimenx,�cbvities irrdtb`er states, and to develop a plan to
<br />regulate and mitigate impacts from these activities that are not addressed adequately by State and
<br />federal regulatory programs, the existing Unified Development Ordinance, and other ordinances, giving
<br />consideration to the particular natural and man-made'environment of Lee County.
<br />Section 12=107. Action and'Schedule.
<br />(a) Stadies. The Board of Commissioners will hire a consultant or consultants to complete a
<br />study acid develop the 2030 Land Use Plan. In addition, such consultants will study hydraulic
<br />fracturing and other oil and gas development, as well as mining, and the associated impacts on
<br />the natural, man-made, and social environments of Lee County, and the related economic
<br />benefits and costs: The consultants) will be tasked to study Lee County and to analyze state and
<br />federal regulatory'Jorograrr s and to prepare a report for the Board regarding the full range of
<br />expected impacts, including financial, as compared to locations similar to Lee County in other
<br />states, and the effectiveness of local ordinances in managing those impacts. This study and
<br />report should be completed within the first year of the moratorium and will include the
<br />consultant's conclusions as to whether additional time is needed for thorough study.
<br />(b) Development of Conditional Use Ordinance. Upon completion and on the basis of the study
<br />and report, the Board intends to draft a conditional use ordinance and/or other ordinances
<br />which will be coordinated with the County's 2030 Land Use Plan. The draft ordinance will be
<br />made available for public review and comment and at least one public hearing will be held.
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