Article
I. IN GENERAL
II. GAS DRILLING AND PRODUCTION
III. GAS WELL DRILLING AND PRODUCTION FEES
Charter reference:
Provisions re authority of city to acquire and maintain systems for distribution of natural gas, see Ch. II, § 7
Cross-reference:
Buildings and building regulations, see Ch. 7
Electricity, see Ch. 11
Fire prevention and protection, see Ch. 13
Plumbing, see Ch. 26
Public utilities, see Ch. 28
Statutory reference:
Authority of home rule cities relative to gas, see Tex. Local Government Code Ch. 552
Control and regulation of gas plants by cities generally, see Tex. Local Government Code Ch. 552
Section
Article I: In General
15-1 Compliance with rate schedule required
15-2 Rate schedule
15-3 British thermal units required per cubic foot
15-4 Basis of measurement for sale
15-5 Requirements as to pressure
15-6—15-29 Reserved
Article II: Gas Drilling and Production
Division I: Purpose
15-30 Purpose
Division II: Definitions
15-31 Definitions
Division III: Gas Inspector
15-32 Gas inspector
Division IV: Agent
15-33 Operator’s agent
Division V: Gas Well Permits
15-34 Gas well permit required
15-35 Gas well permit application and filing fees
15-36 Gas well permitting procedure
15-37 Issuance of gas well permits
15-38 Amended gas well permit application
15-39 Suspension or revocation of gas well permit; issuance of a citation, effect
15-40 Periodic reports
Division VI: Insurance, Bond and Indemnity
15-41 Bond, letters of credit, indemnity, insurance
Division VII: Onsite and Technical Regulations
15-42 Technical regulations
15-43 Fences and landscaping
15-44 Cleanup and maintenance
15-45 Plugged and abandoned wells
Division VIII: Pipelines
15-46 Oil and gas pipelines technical and permitting regulations
15-47 Salt water pipelines
Division IX: Technical Advisor
15-48 Technical advisor
Division X: Appeals
15-48.1 Appeals
Division XI: Penalty
15-48.2 Penalty
Article III: Gas Well Drilling and Production Fees
15-49—15-50 Reserved
15-51 Gas well fees
All persons engaged in the business of furnishing, distributing or delivering natural gas to domestic and commercial consumers in the city shall charge for such service in accordance with the schedule referred to in § 15-2.
(1964 Code, § 17-1)
After a full and adequate hearing at which all interested parties are given a full opportunity to be heard, and the right to present evidence, the city council shall establish a rate schedule to provide sufficient net revenues, after the payment of all expenses, taxes, depreciation and other charges, to provide a fair and reasonable return to the owners and operators on their property devoted to consumers in the city, subject to the right of appeal of the gas utility company to the state railroad commission.
(1964 Code, § 17-2)
No natural gas shall be delivered and sold to any consumer which shall contain less than 1,000 British thermal units per cubic foot of the natural gas, as determined at a temperature of 60°F and a pressure equivalent to 30 inches of mercury at 32°F and water vapor saturated. The British thermal unit content of the natural gas shall be determined and calculated from the gas discharged from the service main.
(1964 Code, § 17-5)
Natural gas shall be measured for sale to the consumer on the basis of the temperature, pressure and humidity existing in the meter at the time the gas is measured, unless, by agreement between buyer and seller, a pressure higher than eight ounces gauge is maintained at the outlet of the meter. In the latter case, the volume measured shall be corrected to a pressure base of eight ounces above 14.43 pounds per square inch.
(1964 Code, § 17-6)
Natural gas shall be delivered at the outlet of the consumer’s metering device at a pressure of not less than four ounces above atmospheric pressure and not more than eight ounces above atmospheric pressure, unless some higher pressure has been agreed upon between the person distributing the gas and the individual customer. Nothing herein shall in any manner abrogate any contractual agreement relating to pressure applicable to industrial consumers. The penalties provided for the violation of this section shall not apply to violations of the provisions of this section unless the person distributing the gas shall fail to promptly correct conditions constituting those violations whenever such violations or any of them are discovered.
(1964 Code, § 17-7)
Editor’s note:
Ord. 16986, § 1, adopted June 13, 2006, amended Art. II, in its entirety, to read as herein set out. Prior to inclusion of Ord. 16986, Art. II pertained to similar subject matter. Subsequently, Ord. 18449-02-2009, § 1, adopted February 3, 2009, amended Art. II, in its entirety, to read as herein set out. See also the Code Comparative Table.
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