No person shall commence drilling for gas or oil within the limits of the City until the owner or lessee of the oil and gas rights relating to the property which is covered by the drilling permit issued by the State has first made application for and received an access road permit from the Director of Service upon such form or forms as the Director shall prescribe. All such applications shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and shall identify the applicant, the drilling company which is to drill the well and the owner or owners of the property which is covered by the drilling permit relating to the proposed well in question. Such application further shall be accompanied by a sketch or drawing, in forms satisfactory to the Director, showing the proposed well, tank and access drive location with respect to the property in question, proof of the drilling company's ownership of public liability insurance coverage in such amounts as the Director may prescribe, and such other information as the Director deems necessary in order to approve or disapprove the application. No permit shall be issued in any case where the proposed access road will not meet the City's minimum specifications therefor. Such permits, once issued, shall be revoked at any time thereafter upon written order of the Director if he/she finds that any information contained in the application therefor or in the documents accompanying such application is false, that the drilling permit issued by the State has been revoked or suspended, that the drilling company does not have in effect the minimum liability insurance coverage prescribed by the Director, that the access road has not been built or has not been used in accordance with the specifications and regulations prescribed therefor, or that the bond required by Section 901.21 has been canceled or is otherwise ineffective.
(Ord. 1982-2. Passed 1-22-82.)