A. Reducing Nuisance And Annoyance:
1. All oil or gas drilling and production operations shall be conducted in such a manner as to eliminate, as far as practical, dust, noise, vibration, or noxious odors and shall be in accordance with the best accepted practices incident to the drilling for, and production of, oil, gas, and other hydrocarbon substances.
2. Proven technological improvements in exploration, drilling and production methods shall be adopted as they become, from time to time, capable of reducing factors of nuisance and annoyance in accordance with prudent practices in the industry.
B. Noise Reduction; Hours Of Operation: At the time of authorizing the permit or when renewal is granted, or at any time during the drilling operation, the City may specify hours of operation to reduce or eliminate noise when drilling takes place within one thousand feet (1,000') of a hospital, rest home, school (including preschools and nurseries), church, or place of public assembly. At no time may an oil and gas operation exceed seventy five (75) decibels (dB). These limits do not apply to emergency repairs necessary to meet safety requirements. (Ord. 2018-04, 1-4-2018)