16.20.190   Storage of equipment and abandoned structures.
   A.   No drilling, redrilling, reworking, portable equipment, nonoperational tanks, vehicles, barrels, debris, etc., shall be stored within the outer boundary line of the oil operation site which is not essential to the everyday operation of the oil well located thereon. Upon order of the inspector, such storage shall be removed from the oil operation site. This includes the removal of idle equipment unnecessary for the operation of all wells. However, drilling or production equipment may be stored on an oil operation site if such site is enclosed with a solid wall, landscaping or fence, which screens the site from public view within one hundred feet. Limited storage of tubing, rods, drums, and fittings may be authorized by the inspector. Landscaping items which are not in compliance with this section shall be removed within ninety days after notice of the operator.
   B.   It shall be illegal to park or store any vehicle or item of machinery in any driveway, alley, or upon any oil operating site which constitutes a fire hazard or an obstruction to or interference with fighting or controlling fires.
   C.   Tanks, vessels, pipes, and other oil field equipment which is no longer in use shall be removed within ninety days following written notice from the inspector.
(Ord. 90-08-1074 § 4 (part))