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PLN160146 - Porter Estate Company Bradley Ranch LLC (Trio Petroleum LLC)
Public hearing to consider:
a. An appeal by Trio Petroleum LLC from the January 31, 2018 decision of the Monterey County Planning Commission to deny the application (Trio Petroleum LLC/PLN160146) for a Use Permit to allow the temporary production testing for four test well sites in Hames Valley;
b. Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration; and
c. Approval a Use Permit to allow the construction of four test wells for the temporary exploration for and removal of oil and gas in Hames Valley.
(Project location: Hames Valley in unincorporated Monterey County (Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 424-081-046-000, 424-081-050-000, 424-111-001-000, 424-081-084-000), near Bradley, South County Area Plan area.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to:
1) Grant the appeal by Trio Petroleum LLC from the January 31, 2018 decision of the Monterey County Planning Commission denying an application (Porter Estate Company Bradley Ranch (Trio Petroleum LLC)/PLN160146) for a use permit to allow the temporary production testing for oil and gas at four (4) sites in the Hames Valley;
2) Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration;
3) Approve a Use Permit to allow the construction of four (4) test wells for the temporary exploration for and removal of oil and gas in Hames Valley at the following sites: Hames Valley Exploration Well #1: 5,000 feet west of Nacimiento Lake Drive, 1 mile south of Jolon Road (Assessor's Parcel Number 424-081-046-000); Hames Valley Exploration Well #2: 1,200 feet east of Nacimiento Lake Drive. (Assessor's Parcel Number 424-081-050-000); Hames Valley Exploration Well #3: 2 miles south of Jolon Road and 1 mile east of Nacimiento Lake Drive (Assessor's Parcel Number 424-111-001-000); and Hames Valley Exploration Well #4: 1 mile south of Jolon Road and 1/4 mile west of Nacimiento Lake Drive, (Assessor's Parcel Number 424-081-084-000); and
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