(A) It shall be the duty of the Public Works Director to consider every permit application submitted under this chapter, to inspect the property where any well will be drilled, sunk, dug, or bored, and to refuse issuance of a permit when:
(1) The location or manner of construction of the proposed well does not meet with the proposed well does not meet with the Public Works Director’s approval of drainage and other sanitary conditions; or
(2) The proposed well would be located on property to which water service is currently available from Public Works Department or any other recognized water purveyor; or
(3) Water service from existing Public Works water mains or service lines could be established to the property on which the proposed well is located at a cost equal to or less that the cost of drilling the well; or
(4) The intended use of the water to be produced by the proposed well could be accomplished using reuse water, and reuse water service is available to the property or could be made available at a cost equal to or less than the cost of drilling the proposed well.
(B) Divisions (A)(2), (3) and (4) of this section do not apply to injection wells for the purpose of an earth-coupled heat exchange system.
(Ord. 18-1207, passed 4-5-2018)