(a) No person, corporation or other entity shall commence to drill a well for oil, gas or other hydrocarbons or develop a site for deep well brine injection within the corporate limits of the City until such time as the person has wholly complied with all provisions of this chapter and a conditional zoning certificate has been granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission. This conditional zoning certificate will expire one year after the date of issue if actual on-site drilling has not begun. The Planning and Zoning Commission may, for good cause, grant an extension up to one year, without holding a public hearing. No well, or wells, shall begin production until compliance with all provisions are certified by the Fire Chief and the Zoning Inspector.
(b) No person shall be permitted to drill more than two oil/gas wells at any one time. Application for the third permit or any subsequent permits, may be made upon completion of the drilling of the first, second and each numerically subsequent well.
(Ord. 17-91. Passed 3-4-91.)