(a) It is hereby expressly stated to be the intent of this chapter, in addition to pre- scribing minimum standards to make a drilling as safe as possible within the Village, to also cause drilling activities to be carried on within the Village on as large an area as feasible and to have as many lots as feasible unitized under one drilling permit. Council does not approve of the drilling of one well per lot. Council is also aware of the great difficulty in setting a rigid rule as to the area to be included in any one unit. Bearing in mind that it is the intent of this section to have property unitized when possible and to prevent the withholding of permission by the landowner to unitize on one permit and to later request permission to drill on the same lot or area, Council is hereby authorized in any proper case to require that certain landowners be requested to join in a specific unit and, on failure to do so, Council shall have full authority to refuse a drilling permit to such landowner at a later date.
(b) Council is herewith given full authority to make such rulings as it shall deem necessary to give full force and effect to the intent as expressed in subsection (a) hereof. What is a proper case shall be within the discretion of Council, and no determination shall serve as a precedent to any other case. Each application for a permit shall rest solely upon its merits and the prudent use of discretion by Council.
(Ord. 634. Passed 6-1-64.)