(A) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person acting either for himself or herself or acting as agent, employee, independent contractor or servant for any person to knowingly drill any well or to conduct any mineral exploration or to install any water and/or gas repressurizing or injection facility within the corporate limits of the city without a permit having first been issued by the authority of the City Administrator and Executive Advisor in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
(B) When a permit has been issued for the mineral exploration or the drilling of a well, the permit shall constitute sufficient authority for drilling, operation, production, gathering of production, maintenance; repair, reworking, testing, plugging and abandonment of the well, and any other activity associated with mineral exploration; the permit shall also constitute sufficient authority for the construction and use of all facilities reasonably necessary or convenient in connection therewith, including gathering lines and discharge lines by the permittee and its employees, agent and contractors, and any provision of Chapter 154 of this code of ordinances, and any other zoning ordinance of the city to the contrary not withstanding.
(C) As to all wells, water and/or repressurizing or injection facilities and such other facilities as may be covered by this chapter existing or previously permitted within the corporate limits of the city on the effective date of this chapter or which are in existence at the time the land upon which the same are situated is annexed to the city, no additional permit or filing fee shall be required.
(D) No permit shall authorize the drilling of more than one well or more than one water and/or gas repressurizing or injection facility.
(Ord. 12-9-05, passed - -) Penalty, see § 53.99