832.01 Permit required.
832.02 Exceptions.
832.03 Permit application and fees.
832.04 Map or blueprint required.
832.05 Inspection; approval or rejection by Planning Commission.
832.06 Permit issuance; performance bond; conditions.
832.07 Cash bond for restoration; refund.
832.08 Insurance required.
832.09 Limitation on permit issuance; termination for failure to drill.
832.10 Drilling near dwellings and rights of way; fire extinguishers required.
832.11 Reasons for rejection of permit application; refund of cash deposit.
832.12 Control gate operation.
832.13 Plugging and abandonment.
832.14 Abandoned or unmapped wells.
832.15 Leakage prohibited.
832.16 Drilling hours; tools, bits and forges.
832.17 Delivery and removal hours.
832.18 Mud or foreign substances on streets.
832.19 Engine mufflers required.
832.20 Escape of sour gas.
832.21 Fencing requirements.
832.22 Inspections authorized.
832.23 Permits to be obtained prior to site occupation.
832.24 Permit refusal or revocation.
832.99 Penalty; equitable remedies.
CROSS REFERENCES
State law provisions - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 1509
Permitting natural or artificial gas near trees prohibited - see S.U. & P.S. 1028.04
No person shall be required to comply with this chapter with respect to any existing natural gas well, provided that all of the following are true:
The operation and maintenance of such well produces no revenue for the owner or occupant of the land upon which it is located.
Such well is not operated by virtue of a leasehold interest existing primarily for rights to oil, gas or other natural resources.
The product of such well is totally and completely consumed at the site of such well or within occupied dwellings or structures located adjacent thereto.
All laws and regulations pertaining to such well have been complied with by the owner or occupant of the land upon which such well is located.
(Ord. 224-65. Passed 6-23-65.)
Any person who wishes to engage in the drilling or operation of a well for oil or gas in the City shall make application to the Building Inspector for a permit to do so. A separate application shall be filed for each permit desired, and every application shall be accompanied by a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000), except that such fee shall not apply to any person whose operation and maintenance of such a well produces no sales revenue for the owner or occupant of the land upon which the well is located, and results in a product that is totally consumed at the site or within occupied dwellings or structures located adjacent thereto, in which circumstances the fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(Ord. 64-74. Passed 12-11-74.)
Any person who owns or leases real property used for the drilling or operation of wells for oil or gas shall provide a map or blueprint to accompany an application for a permit. The map or blueprint shall indicate the exact location of the proposed well, and, if a permit is obtained, the map or blueprint shall remain in the files of the Building Inspector.
(Ord. 221-65. Passed 6-9-65.)
The Building Inspector shall transmit every application for a permit to the Director of Public Safety. The Director shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises upon which the well is to be located, and the report of such inspection, together with the application for a permit, shall be transmitted to the Planning Commission. If the Commission finds the proposed well to comply in all respects with the laws of the State and with the ordinances of the City, the Commission shall record the granting of a permit; otherwise, the Commission shall reject the application.
(Ord. 221-65. Passed 6-9-65.)
Upon receipt of the approval of the Planning Commission, and upon the furnishing of a performance bond by the applicant in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the Building Inspector shall issue the permit applied for. The bond shall be in a form and with a surety approved by the Mayor and shall be conditioned upon the faithful compliance with all provisions of State law and ordinances of the City relating to the drilling and operation of a well for oil or gas; upon restoration by the permit holder and his or her assigns of all streets, sidewalks and other public places affected by such drilling and operation to their former condition prior to such drilling and operation; upon the permit holder's removal of all litter, machinery, derricks, buildings, oil, water or other substances used in or caused by such drilling and operation; and upon the permit holder's holding the City free and harmless from any and all liability arising from the drilling and operation of such well.
(Ord. 221-65. Passed 6-9-65.)
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