(A) Permitted use. Land and structures governed by this section shall be used only for the following purposes in addition to permitted uses of the zoning district in which the land is located.
(1) Extraction.
(a) 1481 Crude petroleum
(b) 1481 Natural gas
(c) 1482 Natural gas liquids
(d) 1483 Oil and gas field services
(2) Temporary equipment and structures. The temporary erection of structure and equipment necessary for the drilling and production of oil or gas on the site.
(1) Spacing of wells. No permit shall be issued to drill, deepen, reopen or plug a well for the production of oil or gas unless the proposed well is located:
(a) Upon a tract or drilling unit containing not less than ten acres;
(b) Not less than 460 feet from any well drilling to, producing from or capable of producing from the same pool;
(c) Not less than 230 feet from a boundary of the subject tract or drilling unit.
(2) Access and egress. Prior to commencement of any drilling operations, all private roads used for access to the drill site and the drill site itself shall be surfaced by clean, crushed rock, gravel or decomposed granite, or oiled and maintained to prevent dust and mud.
(3) Derricks. All derricks and masts hereafter erected for drilling or redrilling shall be at least equivalent to the American Petroleum Institute Standards 4A, 14th Edition and 4D, 3rd Edition.
(4) Signs and fencing. A sign having a surface area of not less than two square feet and no more than six square feet bearing the current name and number of the well and the name or insignia of the operator shall be displayed at all times from the commencement of drilling operations until the well is abandoned. All oil well production equipment having external moving parts hazardous to life or limb shall be attended 24 hours per day or be enclosed by a steel chain link type fence not less than six feet in height and in addition having not less than three strands of barbed wire sloping outward at approximately a 45 degree angle and for 18 inches from the top of the fence. There shall be no aperture below such fence greater than four inches. Fence gates shall be placed at nonhazardous locations and shall be locked at all times when unattended by a watchman or serviceman.
(5) Lighting, delivery and power.
(a) All lights shall be directed or shielded so as to confine direct rays to the drill site.
(b) The delivery or removal of equipment or material from the drill site shall be limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., except in case of emergency.
(c) All power sources shall be electric motors or muffled internal combustion engines.
(6) Storage of equipment. There shall be no storage of material, equipment, machinery or vehicle which is not for immediate use or servicing on an installation on the drill site. Storage tanks shall be located on the drill site and storage tank capacity at the drill site shall not exceed a total aggregate of 2,000 barrels exclusive of processing equipment.
(7) Flammable waste gases. Flammable waste gases or vapors escaping from a production drill site shall be burned or controlled to prevent hazardous concentration reaching sources of ignition or otherwise endangering the area.
(C) Rehabilitation plan. Drilling and production shall be permitted only from areas for which there is a rehabilitation plan approved by Council.
(1) Rehabilitation plan. All such rehabilitation plans shall include the following:
(a) Redevelopment plan showing existing and proposed site and all facilities pertinent thereto. Such plans shall include the surrounding area within 500 feet of the property boundary line, drawn to an appropriate scale.
(b) Details of regrading and revegetation of the site during and at conclusion of the operation.
(2) Required rehabilitation. The following requirements shall be met in the rehabilitation plan:
(a) Upon cessation of drilling and beginning of production, the well shall be serviced only with a portable derrick when required.
(b) All concrete, pipe, wood and other foreign materials shall be removed from the drill site to a depth of six feet below grade, unless part of a multi-well cellar then being used in connection with any other well for which a permit has been issued.
(c) All holes and depressions shall be filled and packed with native earth. All oil, waste oil, refuse or waste material shall be removed from the drill site.
(d) Adequate landscaping of the drilling site shall be required with screen planting around visible equipment and tanks, ground cover on other portions of site and maintenance of all equipment and premises in a good and painted condition.
(e) All drilling equipment and the derrick shall be removed from the premises within 60 days following the completion, abandonment or desertion of any well.
('80 Code, § 1185.04) (Ord. 21-70, passed 7-13-70) Penalty, see § 153.999