No person engaged in drilling or operating any well shall permit gas to escape or be vented into the air unless such gas be flared and burned. All gas flared or burned from a torch, pipe, or any other burning device within the city must be done in such manner so as not to constitute a fire hazard to any property. The location of the torch, pipe or other burning device, the construction thereof, the maintenance thereof, and the operation thereof, shall at all times be in full compliance with such regulations as may from time to time be issued by the oil and gas inspector. (1991 Code § 14-19)