713.01 Permit required.
713.02 Application and fee.
713.03 Map required.
713.04 Investigation.
713.05 Permit issuance; bond conditions.
713.06 Bond duration; insurance coverage.
713.07 Commencement and abandonment of work.
713.08 Location restricted.
713.09 Rejection of application; appeal.
713.10 Control gate.
713.11 Abandonment of well.
713.12 Building near abandoned or unmapped well.
713.13 Maintenance of wells.
713.14 Drilling hours; work restricted.
713.15 Enforcement.
713.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Oil and gas wells - see Ohio R. C. Ch. 1509
Barricade and warning lights - see GEN. OFF. 517.03
Storage of flammable liquids, petroleum gases, etc. -see FIRE PREV. 1501.16
Any person desiring to engage in the drilling of a well for oil or gas, or to carry on the operation of an oil or gas well within the City, shall make application to the Director of Public Service, upon such forms as he may prescribe, for a permit to do so. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). There shall be filed a separate application and fee for each well contemplated.
It shall be the duty of any person owning or leasing property, for the purpose of drilling for oil or gas thereon, to provide a map or blueprint at the time of making application, showing the exact location where the proposed well is to be drilled. In the event that a permit is granted, the map or blueprint shall remain on file in the office of the Director of Public Service for future reference.
The Director of Public Service shall cause an investigation to be made of the premises for which such permit is sought. When such an investigation is completed, the application with the report of the investigation shall be submitted to the Planning Commission. If found to comply in all respects with the terms of this chapter, the Planning Commission may recommend the granting of the permit; otherwise, it shall recommend rejection of such application.
The Director of Public Service shall issue the permit applied for upon receipt of the application duly approved by the Planning Commission and upon the furnishing of a bond by the applicant in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100, 000), in form and with surety approved by the Mayor, conditioned upon the faithful observance of all provisions of law and ordinance relating to drilling an oil or gas well, and further conditioned that the permittee and his assigns shall:
(a) Restore the streets and sidewalks and all other public places of the City, which may be disturbed in the operation, to their former condition;
(b) Clear the area of all litter, machinery, derricks, buildings, oil or substances used in the drilling or production operation;
(c) Pay any and all damages suffered by any person or corporation from fire, oil, gas or water damage to property in the City, over and above the insurance collected thereon, caused by or originating from the operations connected with such well; and
(d) Hold the City free and harmless from any and all liability growing out of the granting of such permit.
The bond as provided for in Section 713.05 shall be in force and effect during the entire drilling operation and until such time as the well is capped and for thirty days thereafter, at which time the applicant may discontinue the bond if he has complied with all the conditions thereof. In the event that the applicant chooses to discontinue his bond, he must deposit with the Director of Public Service, in lieu of the one hundred thousand dollar ($100, 000) bond, his insurance policies or certificates of insurance covering liability for property damage and for personal injury. Such insurance must be maintained for such period of time as the well is in operation or is producing oil or gas, and shall be for not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100, 000).
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