(a) Each application for a drilling unit authorization permit must be accompanied by a plot plan and vicinity map of the drilling unit involved in the application, drawn to a scale of 1/100 and showing thereon:
(1) The lot lines of all properties within 1,000 feet of the proposed well site;
(2) The current location and uses of all buildings, structures, ponds, lakes, wetlands and streams within 500 feet of the proposed well site;
(3) The current location of all associated wells and appliances, that is, the wellhead, piping, tank batteries, access roads, drives and/or fences, including off-site locations;
(4) A proposed landscaping, screening and restoration plan drawn to reasonable scale as required, unless specifically waived by the Planning Commission;
(5) The proposed locations of pipelines to be utilized to transmit the gas and/or oil to off-site locations, and the facilities to be established at receiving facility locations;
(6) For emergency purposes, a schematic diagram of all flowlines, connections and shut-off valves, the diagram to be modified and resubmitted to the City any time that a change in equipment or facility occurs;
(7) The names and addresses of the owners and the addresses of the occupants of each property shown on the map within a radius of 1,000 feet of the proposed well sites;
(8) A circle drawn on the map at a radius of 300 feet, 400 feet, 500 feet and 1,000 feet from the proposed well site;
(9) Specific plans for the removal, disposal methods and disposal sites of all drilling fluids, spoils, cuttings, brine water and other residues and waste materials resulting from the drilling, fracturing or production of the well;
(10) A listing of the name, address and telephone number of the firm and/or individuals making the application for the permit;
(11) The names and addresses of all property owners of mineral rights within a radius of 1,000 feet of the proposed location of the well, storage tanks and associated equipment;
(12) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of all persons who will be contracted to haul oil, condensate and/or brine salt water, together with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all subcontractors thereof;
(13) Copies of all casements or options for easements for the pipeline, production and processing equipment, and access roads;
(14) A statement stipulating that copies of the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan for certain site storage facilities, per Title 40, C.F.R. No. 237, Part 112, shall be submitted prior to commencement of production;
(15) A policy of public liability insurance, specifically covering damage to property contamination or potable well water, with a certificate listing the City as an additional named insured.
(b) The applicant shall provide for independent testing for the presence of chlorides and/or total dissolved solids, either by a qualified consultant or a qualified Ohio Department of Natural Resources laboratory, prior to drilling, upon turn-on, and annually thereafter, in any water wells within 1,000 feet of the proposed location of the well, storage tanks and associated equipment.
(c) If the request for a drilling permit is part of a larger planned drilling area, the applicant must submit a plan upon which is shown the location of all projected drilling units, including the proposed locations of the drilling sites.
(1) Each application shall have attached to it copies of any existing easements or options for easements for pipelines and/or storage tanks if there is a producing well. The copies of said easements shall be accompanied by a map showing where the same cross private property.
(2) The City Planner, City Engineer, CBO and the Chief of the Fire Division or the Fire Inspector shall make an investigation of the premises for which such permit is sought and submit the results of their investigation to the City Planner or other designated City Official within seven days. The applicant must provide 13 copies of the application and all attachments.
(Ord. 37-04. Passed 5-24-04.)