A. Use Restricted: No person shall use, construct, or operate in connection with any producing well within the City limits any crude oil storage tanks, except to the extent of three (3) steel or fiberglass tanks for oil or water storage, not exceeding five hundred (500) barrels' capacity each, and so constructed and maintained as to be vapor tight or otherwise properly vented.
B. Fire Wall: Each tank shall be surrounded by an earthen fire wall at such distance from the tanks as will, under any foreseeable circumstances, hold and retain at least one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the maximum capacity of such tank.
C. Steel Conventional Separator: The permittee may use, construct, and operate a steel conventional separator, and such other steel tanks and appurtenances as are necessary for treating oil, with each of such facilities to be so constructed and maintained as to be vapor tight. Each oil/gas separator shall be equipped with both a regulation pressure release safety valve and a bursting head and shall be vented into a vessel of sufficient capacity to contain any discharge.
D. Location: No such tanks may be located within three hundred feet (300') of a residence on a platted lot or parcel of land; or within three hundred feet (300') of any building or structure not owned by the permittee, or permittee's employees and contractors; or within three hundred feet (300') of a fresh water well, unless said well is owned by the permittee or leaseholder of the drilling site and/or was drilled by the permittee for utilization in the drilling or production process. (1994 Code § 23.5-22)