(A) No person, firm, or corporation shall commence to drill a well for gas, oil, or other hydrocarbons within the corporate boundaries of the village unless and until compliance with all provisions of this chapter, all other applicable sections of the village codified ordinances, a condition use zoning certificate has been approved for issuance by Council and a well drilling permit has been issued by the Zoning Inspector. The procedures for obtaining a conditional use zoning classification shall be as presently in effect and required for other re-zoning requests.
(B) A conditional use zoning certificate shall be granted for a one-year period and shall expire unless actual drilling commences within 90 days of the issuance date.
(C) No person shall be permitted to drill more than two wells at any one time, and no more than two conditional use zoning certificates shall be issued to the same property owner or drilling company at any one time. Application for a third certificate or any subsequent certificate may be made upon the completion of the drilling of the first, second, and each numerically subsequent well.
(Ord. passed 12-11-90; Am. Ord. 2018-80, passed 11-20-18)