No permit shall be issued for the drilling of an original well, or the reentry of an abandoned well, at any location which is within three hundred feet (300') of any residence, residential or commercial platted lot, commercial or office building, producing fresh water well unless said well is owned by the permittee or lease holder of the drilling site and/or was drilled by the permittee for utilization in the drilling or production process or boundary line of any property adjacent to the well site. No well shall be drilled or operated within fifty feet (50') of any recovery heater, oil storage tank, or source of ignition nor within three hundred feet (300') of any building used as a place of public assembly, institution, church, or school. For the purposes of this section, the respective three hundred feet (300') shall be measured from any equipment, facilities, or appurtenances required for the oil and gas operations. (1994 Code § 23.5-25)