(a) Every application to drill an original well or to re-enter an abandoned well shall be in writing, signed by the applicant or some person duly authorized to sign the same on his or her behalf and accompanied by the required permit fee. No application shall request a permit to drill more than one well. The application shall include the following:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) A block map of the twenty acres surrounding the drill site, including the location of the proposed well, wellhead and tanks, the distances therefrom to all existing dwelling houses, buildings or other structures for the occupancy of human beings or animals within 300 feet of any such well, the location of all waters in the City and existing oil, gas or fresh water wells within the twenty-acre tract.
(3) A copy of the State drilling permit.
(4) A statement of the proposed schedule, listing when the drilling is expected to begin and to be completed, when the driveway is to be installed, a tentative schedule for the removal of all litter, machinery and deleterious matter accumulated in the drilling operation, and plans showing fencing and landscaping along the perimeter of the tanks with a proposed schedule for completion.
(5) The name or names of those persons directly responsible for the drilling operation and maintenance of the well, listing telephone numbers and addresses where such individuals may be contacted if an emergency arises.
(6) A sworn statement that the owner has in force and will maintain, until abandonment of his or her oil or gas well in the City, a blanket liability insurance policy of two million dollars ($2,000,000), to be maintained throughout the term of the drilling agreement and naming the City as an additional insured to pay damages for injury to persons or damage to property caused by the drilling operation or the plugging of each well.
(7) A copy of a restoration plan for the restoration of land surfaces, as required by the Ohio Revised Code, and, where applicable, a land owner waiver form.
(8) Sufficient proof, to the satisfaction of the City, that all property owners within a 500 foot radius of the proposed location for the well head and tanks shall be notified, in writing, by such applicant of the applicant's intention to drill such a well and to make application for a permit in the City to do so.
(b) Where the application is one for re-entry of an abandoned well, such application shall contain all of the information set forth in subsection (a) hereof and, in addition, shall provide the following:
(1) A statement of the condition of the well; and
(2) Evidence of adequate current tests showing that the casing strings currently passed the same tests that are required in the case of the drilling of an original well.
(Ord. 98-54. Passed 6-1-98.)