A. Every permit shall terminate and become inoperative without action of the City Council, in the event that actual drilling operations have not been commenced within ninety (90) days after the date of issuance of the permit, or if drilling or other substantial work on the well shall cease for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days, in which case it will be deemed the permittee has abandoned the drilling.
B. To reactivate an abandoned well, a new oil well application must be filed with the Director.
C. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to prevent the City Council from extending the inoperative time provided for in this Section, if the permittee can demonstrate a reasonable basis.
D. The City Council may revoke any permit granted under this Section, following a public hearing scheduled therefor, in reliance on written or oral testimony which, by a preponderance of evidence, shows it is in the interest of the public health, welfare or safety to revoke the permit.
1. Notice of such revocation hearing shall be served, in writing, on the permittee, at least twenty (20) working days prior to the hearing.
2. The City Council's determination in the matter of revocation shall be binding.
(Ord. No. 2003-013 § 1 (part))