(a) Each application for a drilling unit authorization permit must be accompanied by a plot plan and vicinity map of the drilling unit involved in the application, drawn to a scale of 1:100 and showing thereon:
(1) The lot lines of all properties within 1,000 feet of the proposed well site;
(2) The current location and uses of all buildings, structures, ponds, lakes, wetlands and streams within 500 feet of the proposed well site;
(3) The current location of all associated wells and appliances, that is, the wellhead, piping, tank batteries, access roads, drives and/or fences, including off site locations;
(4) A proposed landscaping plan complying with the requirements of the Municipal Standards for Plan Contents including landscaping, screening and restoration plan drawn to reasonable scale, unless specifically waived by the Planning Commission;
(5) The proposed locations of pipelines to be utilized to transmit the gas and/or oil to off site locations, and the facilities to be established at receiving facility locations;
(6) For emergency purposes, a schematic diagram of all flow lines, connections and shut off valves, the diagram to be modified and resubmitted to the City whenever a change in equipment or facility occurs;
(7) The names and addresses of the owners and the names and addresses of the occupants of each property shown on the map within a radius of 1,000 feet of the proposed well sites;
(8) Concentric circles drawn on the map at radii of 300 feet, 400 feet, 500 feet and 1,000 feet from the proposed well site;
(9) Specific plans for the removal, disposal methods and disposal sites of all drilling fluids, spoils, cuttings, brine water and other residues and waste materials resulting from the drilling, fracturing or production of the well;
(10) A listing of the name, address and telephone number of the entity and/or individuals making the application for the permit;
(11) The names and addresses of all property owners of mineral rights within a radius of 1,000 feet of the proposed location of the well, storage tanks and associated equipment;
(12) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of all persons who will be contracted to haul oil, condensate or brine salt water, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all subcontractors of the haulers;
(13) Copies of all easements or options for easements for the pipeline, production and processing equipment, and access roads;
(14) A statement stipulating that copies of the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan for certain site storage facilities, per Title 40, C.F.R. No. 237, Part 112, shall be submitted prior to commencement of production;
(15) A policy of public liability insurance with single limit or aggregate coverage of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), specifically covering damage to property and contamination of potable well water, with a certificate of insurance listing the City as an additional named insured.
(b) The applicant shall test all water wells within 1,000 feet of the proposed location of the well, storage tanks and associated equipment for the presence of chlorides and/or total dissolved solids, either by a qualified consultant or a qualified Ohio Department of Natural Resources laboratory. The applicant shall submit to the City the results of the tests. Tests shall be done prior to drilling, upon turn on, and annually thereafter.
(c) If the request for a drilling permit is part of a larger planned drilling area, the applicant must submit a plan upon which shows the location of all projected drilling units, including the proposed locations of the drilling sites.
(d) Each application shall have attached to it copies of any existing easements or options for easements for pipelines and/or storage tanks if there is a producing well. The copies of said easements shall be accompanied by a map showing where the same cross private property.
(e) The Planning and Zoning Inspector, City Engineer, and the Fire Inspector/Chief of the Chardon Volunteer Fire Department shall investigate the premises for which such permit is sought and submit a report of their investigation to the Community Development Administrator within seven (7) days. (Ord. 3273. Passed 5-9-24.)