It shall be unlawful and a nuisance for any person to conduct any drilling operation for a well hole or to drill and produce any oil and gas well or well hole in the surface or subsurface of the city from any drill site without first having applied for and obtained from the council a permit so to do. Such permit shall be designated and thereafter referred to as the council permit. (Ord. 79-O-1720, eff. 2-15-1979)