(a) Any person wishing to drill for oil, gas or other hydrocarbon within the corporate limits of the City must secure two permits: a drilling unit authorization permit and a drilling permit.
(1) A drilling unit authorization permit, which authorizes the use of land (the drilling unit) for oil or gas well drilling, must be approved by Council.
(2) A drilling permit, which is approved and issued by the Community Development Administrator, is required before drilling a well. No drilling permit may be issued until Council has approved a drilling unit authorization permit for the oil or gas well; and the applicant has paid the appropriate fee and complied with all requirements of this chapter and additional conditions, if any, imposed by the Council.
(b) The fee for a permit to drill a gas or oil well that has been approved by Council shall be $500.00.
(Ord. 2635. Passed 1-13-11; Ord. 3040. Passed 12-13-18.)