(a) Any owner or lessee of land who discovers an abandoned gas or oil well shall immediately notify the Fire Division and/or the Building and Zoning Director.
(b) Any person who discovers an abandoned gas or oil well during the development of any land or the construction of any building shall immediately cease all operations until notification is given to the Director and the Fire Chief and such well is treated in accordance with this chapter at the expense of the current owner.
(c) No person engaged in any phase of construction shall remove any casing or piping of any abandoned well until such well has been reported to the Director and the Fire Chief and a representative of the Division of Oil and Gas. No construction shall take place either over or near an abandoned gas or oil well until such well has been made to conform with the laws of the State and of this chapter.
(Ord. 1986-6. Passed 4-28-87.)