(A) (1) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to use, construct or operate in connection with any producing well within the city limits, any crude oil storage tanks, except to the extent of two low-type tanks for oil storage, not exceeding a 500-barrel capacity for each well connected thereto or, in the alternative, low type tanks of sufficient capacity to hold 24 hours of production from the well; the tanks to be so constructed and maintained as closed tanks and properly vented.
(2) A permittee may use, construct and operate a steel conventional separator, heater treater, vapor recovery unit and other tanks and appurtenances as are necessary for treating oil with each of the facilities, to be so constructed and maintained according to API standards. Each oil/gas separator shall be equipped with both a pressure relief safety valve and burst plate. All the tanks shall be placed above ground, and the tanks shall be placed upon a suitable earth or concrete pad.
(B) The use of a central tank battery is permitted so long as not more than two tanks as specified are used for each well connected to the battery plus one 500-barrel water tank.
(C) The tank or tanks shall be enclosed within conventional type fire wall constructed of compacted earth; sufficient water shall be used during the fire wall construction to assure adequate compaction.
(D) The firewall enclosing the tanks shall have a minimum capacity equal to two times the volume of the tanks enclosed.
(E) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to locate a storage tank or separator site nearer than 175 feet to any residence or commercial or public building within the city.
(F) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to locate a storage tank site or separator site between 175 feet and 400 feet from the nearest residence or commercial or public building within the city without the unanimous consent of all of the property owners within 400 feet of the site and the affirmative vote of three-fourths of all of the members of the City Council cast at the time of the consideration of the drilling permit application or at a subsequent meeting.
(Ord. 12-9-05, passed - -) Penalty, see § 53.99