Drilling operations in any well shall be diligently prosecuted until the well is completed or abandoned. All drilling equipment and the derrick shall be removed from the drill site and leased premises within 60 days following the completion or abandonment of any well, unless the drilling equipment and derrick are stored behind a solid fence, allowed by the use permit, or permitted to be temporarily stored on the drill site by written authority of the Petroleum Administrator after the derrick has been lowered. Service equipment for existing wells will likewise be removed within 60 days of completion of the rework, unless otherwise permitted by the Petroleum Administrator. Idle equipment remaining on the property for more than 60 days shall be stored and maintained behind a solid fence which blocks the equipment from view if that equipment is located less than 200 feet to any occupied structure, property line, or road.
(Ord. 918, § 1(part), 2013)