It is unlawful and an offense for any person, firm or corporation or any individual, either for himself or acting as agent, employee or servant of any other person, firm, or corporation, to open any well drilled for production of petroleum or natural gas or to permit to flow therefrom any petroleum or natural gas, or to engage in any work or to erect any structures, tanks, machinery, pipelines or other appurtenances incident to the production of petroleum or natural gas, or to operate, maintain, or permit to exist any equipment, structures or appurtenances incident to such production or to use or maintain any property or premises for such production within the AG general agriculture and oil or gas district in the city as defined in the ordinances of the city, unless a permit for the drilling and operation of the well has been first obtained as provided by the terms of this chapter.
Before any permit for the drilling or putting down of any petroleum or gas well is issued, a written application therefor signed by the applicant or some person in his or its behalf duly authorized, shall be filed with city clerk. The application shall state the legal description of the well location. In addition thereto, there shall be attached to the application a map or plat showing all correct dimensions and the exact location of the proposed well or wells, together with tanks, pits, pipelines, embankments, fences and other details of the proposed use of such property necessary or incident to the drilling of the well, together with the correct measurements of the locations from the outside boundaries of said permit area. Deviations from approved maps or plats will require the approval of the planning commission.
Before an application is accepted, the applicant must submit a list of the names and addresses of all property owners of record within three hundred feet (300') of the exterior boundaries of the land parcel on which the well is situated, exclusive of streets and alleys which are less than three hundred feet (300') in width.
The city clerk shall cause notice to be given in local publication. (Ord. 1953, 2010: Ord. 1369 § 3A, 1979)