(a) Upon receipt of a permit application, the oil and gas inspector shall determine if the application will qualify for a permit issued under this article.
(b) A permit issued under this article shall be designated a Level B Permit. To qualify for consideration as a Level B Permit, a proposed well must not potentially penetrate a sour gas formation as defined by the Texas Railroad Commission, the proposed well location must not be in a city park, the proposed well must not be drilled to a formation in excess of 20,000 feet in depth, and the proposed well must satisfy one or more of the following criteria:
(1) the proposed well location has five or more habitable structures within a 500 foot distance of the proposed wellhead location;
(2) the proposed well location is within a 500 foot distance of any public school or full service hospital;
(3) the proposed well location is in the 100-year floodplain;
(4) the original application for the well location was qualified for a Level A Permit, but was recommended for processing as a Level B Permit by the City Manager.
(Ord. No. 2272, § 1, 1-26-93)