Effective immediately, Council will consider applications for permits to drill within the corporate limits only when the application file contains a permit issued by the State Division of Mines dated March 10, 1964, or thereafter. However, when an application is filed with Council alleging that a State permit was issued prior to March 10, 1964, and that operations for the drilling for a well on the tract covered by such permit were commenced prior to March 10, 1964, on sufficient proof of commencement of operations prior to March 10, 1964, being made to Council, then Council will consider such application and,if it conforms to all other provisions of this chapter, such permit will be issued.
In the case of all Village permits not acted upon on or before March 16, 1964, it shall be necessary for any applicant who has a permit from the State Division of Mines issued prior to March 10, 1964, to give notice in writing to the Mayor prior to 4:00 p.m. on March 25, 1964, that he is on location and drilling for a well in such manner as not to have caused him to forfeit his State permit. Applications on which notice has been given to the Mayor shall be acted upon at the regular meeting of Council on April 6, 1964. Thereafter, no further applications for Village permits will be considered by Council, other than those including a State permit issued by the Division of Mines and bearing a date of March 10, 1964, or later.
(Ord. 625. Passed 3-16-64.)