No water well now in use in the city shall continue to be used after 60 days from the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article, unless application is made for the registration thereof, and securing permit therefore, nor shall any water well hereafter be constructed within the city without application having first been made therefore, and permit issued for the construction and use of such well, and no such presently existing well shall be registered, nor permit for new well issued except that the following conditions and requirements be met:
(a) Such well shall meet any requirement set out in § 15-243 of this article;
(b) The city be first afforded the opportunity to extend the water mains to the vicinity of the property sought to be served; and
(c) The city shall have the right to require that a test and analysis be made of the water, if the purpose of the application is for the production of water for domestic use, to assure that such water is free of all infectious, contaminous or deleterious substances or material that would affect its use for domestic purposes. If such test is demanded, that same shall be made, and it shall be determined that the water is free of such contamination and is fit and proper for domestic use.
(2010 Code, § 15-242)