A. Required; Fees: Annual inspection permits for the operation and maintenance of all completed and operating oil and gas wells, now existing or hereafter drilled, are hereby required and shall be issued upon the payment of the annual inspection fee provided for herein. Such annual inspection fee shall be paid on or before January 1 of each year of operation after the issuance of the drilling permit, or if no such permit was required or obtained, within sixty (60) days after the effective date hereof. Fees for the drilling of an oil or gas well and for annual inspections shall be as follows:
1. Permit for the drilling of an oil or gas well: Four hundred dollars ($400.00).
2. Annual inspection fee for an oil or gas well: Fifty dollars ($50.00).
B. Issuance Of Permit: Upon payment of the annual inspection fee and upon meeting the drill site development requirements contained in section 3-7-3 of this chapter, if such drill site development plan is required, the city clerk shall issue the annual permit required by this section. (Ord. 81-10, 5-4-1981)