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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.)
In addition to the twenty-five thousand dollar ($25,000) performance bond, the applicant shall further furnish a cash bond in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), which shall be deposited with the Building Inspector prior to the issuance of the permit. Such cash bond shall be conditioned upon the applicant's restoration of the drilling site within thirty days after the well is capped and shall be refunded to the applicant upon restoration of the site as approved by the Director of Public Safety.
(Ord. 269-66. Passed 4-27-66.)
In addition to the bonds required by this chapter, the applicant must deposit with the Building Inspector his or her insurance policy or certificates of insurance indemnifying against public liability for property damage and personal injury. Such insurance must be maintained for as long as the well is in operation or is producing oil or gas and shall be in an amount of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for personal injury or death of one person resulting from one occurrence, and not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for personal injuries or death to more than one person resulting from one occurrence, and not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damage to property. Each policy of insurance shall contain a provision obligating the insurer to give the City written notice of cancellation not less than thirty days prior to the date of such cancellation.
(Ord. 269-66. Passed 4-27-66.)
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