(a) The Building, Housing and Zoning Administrator, upon receipt of a plot plan and an application for a permit to drill a gas or oil well, will cause an investigation to be made of the premises for which such permit is sought. Upon completion of the investigation, the Administrator shall submit a report of such investigation, with the application for the permit and the plot plan, to the Planning Commission for its recommendation. The Commission may recommend approval or disapproval of the application, depending upon compliance or noncompliance thereon with this chapter.
(b) The Commission may recommend rejection of any application for a permit where, by reason of the location of the proposed well and the character and value of the permanent improvements already erected, and the use to which the land and surrounding areas are adapted for civic purposes, or for sanitary reasons, the drilling of an oil or gas well will constitute a threat to the health, safety or welfare of the City or its residents. When a permit is refused, the deposit of cash required to be made with the application shall be returned to the applicant. Appeals from the denial of a permit shall be to the Board of Zoning Appeals as provided by the City Charter and these Codified Ordinances.
(c) The Commission shall review and approve plans for fencing and landscaping of the site in accordance with Section 836.14.
(Ord. 29-83. Passed 3-29-83.)