A. All operations shall conform to Chapter 9.16 of this code. If noise levels exceed the ambient noise levels permitted in Chapter 9.16, the inspector shall issue a notice to the operator.
B. Upon receipt of notice, the operator shall submit for the approval of the inspector the procedures to correct the violation. Corrective measures shall be taken within forty-eight hours of notice. The inspector may require a follow-up noise field test by an acoustical engineer to ensure compliance, in which case the operator shall pay the actual costs to the city for such test.
1. Failure to comply shall be reason for the inspector to suspend or revoke any operational permit issued pursuant to Chapter 16.12 of this title.
2. Nothing shall preclude the inspector from pursuing other administrative or legal remedies to obtain compliance.
C. Except in case of emergency well work, well servicing, reworking and truck deliveries are prohibited except Monday through Friday, inclusive from seven a.m. to seven p.m. and except for industrial areas and drill sites as shown on the oil well servicing map on file in city hall, where work shall be permitted on Saturday and Sundays from nine a.m. to seven p.m.
D. The operator shall post a two foot by three foot sign on all oil servicing, redrilling or reworking operations within twenty-four hours of commencing servicing or rework operations. The sign shall contain the following information:
1. Operator company name;
2. A twenty-four hour telephone number of the operator who is familiar with the well work and who can be contacted with questions;
3. A statement that the Signal Hill Municipal Code allows well work from the hours of seven a.m. to seven p.m. per Section 9.16.070;
4. A statement that "Well servicing is being performed at this site."
E. For the purposes of developing a data base, as part of the annual inspection process, the oil services coordinator shall record noise measurements for all operating wells located within three hundred feet of residential dwellings. A five minute noise measurement shall be taken along the longitudinal axis of the oil well pumping unit approximately twenty feet away from the motor.
(Ord. 93-04-1153 § 9; Ord. 90-08-1074 § 4 (part))