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Dylan Reingold, County Attorney <br />William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney <br />Kate Pingolt Cotner, Assistant County Attorney <br />Public Hearings - B. CC 11. 15.16 <br />Office Of <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Dylan Reingold, County Attorney <br />DATE: October 25, 2016,/` <br />SUBJECT: Fra.cking Ordinance <br />BACKGROUND. <br />ATTORNEY <br />On October 18, 2016, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") authorized <br />the County Attorney's Office to draft an ordinance prohibiting fracking, hydraulic fracturing and any other <br />related processes in Indian River County. Pursuant to the Board's direction, and after examining various <br />ordinances and resolutions from other local governments across the State of Florida, including Seminole, <br />Citrus, Pinellas, Brevard, Broward and Miami -Dade Counties, the County Attorney's Office has drafted <br />the attached proposed ordinance. <br />The attached proposed ordinance creates a new Chapter 317 of the Indian River County Code of <br />Ordinances, titled.Oil and Gas Well Stimulation Prohibited. The proposed ordinance defines several terms <br />including acid fracturing, cyclic steam injection, hydraulic fracturing, matrix stimulation and well <br />stimulation. The proposed ordinance then prohibits these various activities within Indian River County. <br />The proposed ordinance authorizes the County Attorney, or special counsel, to pursue injunctive relief or <br />any other remedies to cure, remove or end any such activities. <br />APPROVED FOR NOVEMBER 15, 29J -6— <br />B. <br />-6'B. C. C. MEETING — PUBLIC HE GS <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY <br />��......:_�ugxJ:n'�lrt�7kunlLrc'.N'•R:'t;_oii�ii_rrthm�'rm�f:i%�':k �+'���:.��=^..r,_m. ��tL::ir:C(C(.t.`i'�!?IP4;:�t'.^;l�rnn:,:.,� ;.. l+tow. Qt...i9o•.::��tifiJt :i. J: -f'('6 �• eM,.�rmu.:FF..—+Vm-{>: ,:6�,vir.. <br />190 <br />Indian River Co. <br />Appr d <br />Date <br />Adnun <br />jI t <br />Co. My. <br />Budget <br />Dept. <br />Risk Mgr. 1= <br />I! i /G <br />��......:_�ugxJ:n'�lrt�7kunlLrc'.N'•R:'t;_oii�ii_rrthm�'rm�f:i%�':k �+'���:.��=^..r,_m. ��tL::ir:C(C(.t.`i'�!?IP4;:�t'.^;l�rnn:,:.,� ;.. l+tow. Qt...i9o•.::��tifiJt :i. J: -f'('6 �• eM,.�rmu.:FF..—+Vm-{>: ,:6�,vir.. <br />190 <br />