(A) Well location shall be in accordance with the requirements of the State DOGGR and the zoning ordinance of the city.
(B) No wells shall be drilled within 300 feet of the existing or planned street width line of any major or secondary highway as shown on the city's general plan.
(C) No well shall be drilled within 100 feet of existing buildings in Group R occupancy as defined by the County Building Code. This provision is reciprocal with respect to the location of new Group R buildings from existing wells.
(D) No well shall be drilled within 300 feet of existing buildings in Groups A, E and I occupancy as defined by the County Building Code. However, a building in Group A, E, or I may be built as close as 100 feet from an existing well at the discretion of the Fire Chief and subject to such fire prevention and protection measures as the Fire Chief may deem necessary for the safety of the occupants of any building for which a reduction in distance is approved.
(E) For all other building groups, no well shall be drilled within 35 to 50 feet of existing buildings unless the building wall which faces the well is of a two-hour fire resistant construction and any openings in the wall are fire protected with one and one-half hour Underwriters Laboratory rated assemblies. Alternatively, a two-hour fire wall acceptable to the Fire Chief may be erected between the well and the building, in which case the well shall not be closer than 35 feet from such wall. These provisions shall be reciprocal with respect to the location of new buildings from existing wells. These provisions shall not apply to a building or structure which is owned by the operator or his lessee and utilized as a part of oil field operations.
(G) Where strict compliance with the provisions of this section would result in substantial hardship and where exceptional circumstances exist that may warrant special consideration, an appeal may be filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
('64 Code, § 16-25) (Ord. 512, passed 1-13-77; Am. Ord. 658, passed 12-27-84; Am. Ord. 1075, passed 8-25-16; Am. Ord. 1076, passed 9-8-16) Penalty, see § 10.97