(a) Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be grounds to refuse a permit to drill a well or to revoke a permit already issued. Revocation of this permit shall remove the right of the permittee to drill or operate for oil or gas until such permittee has complied with the provisions of this chapter. Operations carried on by the permittee after the revocation of the permit shall be a misdemeanor, punishable under Section 721.99.
(b) The City Manager is hereby granted the authority to cancel and revoke any permit when it appears that fraud or misrepresentation was practiced in obtaining a permit, or that the permittee has failed to comply with the terms of this chapter after notice of any violation thereof. An appeal from the decision of the City Manager to revoke a permit shall be made with Council, which shall have the authority and power to review revocations.
(Ord. 93-08. Passed 3-1-93.)