(A) In order to obtain a permit to drill and/or operate any of the facilities listed in § 151.50, the owner of the property on which the proposed facility is to be located must make application on the proper form provided by the City Council.
(B) The application must be presented the City Council at any regular or special meeting. After reviewing the application of any person desiring to drill or operate any of the above-described facilities, the City Council shall approve or deny the permit.
(C) Effective October 12, 2011, no permits will be issued for the drilling of any water well, potable or other within the city limits of the city. Sump pumps within buildings and sandpoint wells used to dewater buildings are exempt from this section, but not from state statutes, regulations and/or rules.
(D) (1) The following type of geothermal wells will be allowed within the city so long as they comply with all State of Nebraska well statutes, regulations and rules at the time of their installation:
(a) Heat pump; and
(b) Closed loop.
(2) Any other type of a geothermal well must have been in place prior to the passage of Ordinance 830 on October 6, 2011. Any new geothermal well must apply for a permit through the appropriate State of Nebraska agency and pay their appropriate fee. The property owner must then bring the state's approval or permit to the city and submit the $25 well permit fee and well permit application to the city.
(1973 Code, § 9-702) (Ord. 729, passed 2-5-2004; Ord. 865, passed 2-14-2013; Ord. 867, passed 2-14-2013)