(A) In the drilling for crude oil and raw gas, unrefined petroleum, and other hydrocarbons, and the production and storage thereof, every reasonable precaution shall be taken for prevention of damage to the property of the residents of the city, property of the city, and other private or public property situated therein and for the prevention of injury to any person. All equipment used shall be modern and in good repair, and only approved methods of operations shall be employed. All usual and customary safety devices shall be employed along with any additional safety devices ordered by the City Commission.
(B) In each individual case the Commission shall determine whether all or any part of the operation shall be fenced and what type of fencing shall be used. The Commission shall direct the permittee or applicant to erect, maintain, or repair fencing in accord with its determination.
(C) All flares erected within the corporate limits of the city shall be at safe distance from any building or structure and shall extend at least 20 feet above the surface of the ground. All flares shall be approved construction and shall be installed in a pit of sufficient depth and area to provide adequate drainage and safety precautions. All the flares shall be enclosed by adequate fencing.
(D) The Commission in its discretion may order portable slush pits to be used in any operation and may order any or all slush pits to be within the corporate limits to be fenced adequately to ensure the public safety. No open pits for the disposal of slush, brine, or salt water shall be permitted at any time after the completion of the drilling operation in any area of the city.
(E) The Commission may require sound mufflers to be used on any machine or machinery which it believes is creating excessive noise.
(F) All pipes or pipe lines leading to or from a well location shall be buried underground at a minimum depth of 24 inches below normal surface of the ground, and before a pipe line is laid in, down or along a street, the City Manager shall be consulted and the line laid only in those locations as he or she shall designate. The permittee laying the pipe lines or line shall repair all damage caused by reason of the laying of the lines, and upon completion shall at his or her own expense restore the street or streets to the same condition as they were prior thereto.
(G) No heavy machinery shall be moved over the city streets without the permission and supervision of the City Manager.
(H) Whenever the City Manager shall deem any phase of any operation imminently dangerous, he or she is hereby authorized to order immediate cessation of the operation until conditions can be corrected to eliminate or minimize the danger. Whenever any phase of any operation known to the business or occupation to be extremely hazardous to the public safety is to be performed, the permittee shall notify the City Manager at least eight hours beforehand so that he or she may issue whatever orders and take whatever precautions he or she deems necessary to minimize or eliminate the hazard. Failure to give notice and/or to obey the order or orders is hereby deemed a violation of this code.
(I) No operation shall be conducted or performed at any time in such a manner as to create a nuisance, public or private.
(1993 Code, § 114.12) Penalty, see § 114.99