(a) No person shall commence to drill a well for gas, oil or other hydrocarbons within the corporate boundaries of the City until compliance has been made with all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable sections of this Code and other City regulations, and a conditional use certificate has been authorized by resolution of Council and a permit issued by the building department.
(b) A conditional use certificate shall be granted for a one year period and shall expire unless actual drilling has commenced within one year of the issuance date.
(c) No person shall be permitted to drill more than two wells at any one time, and no more than two conditional use certificates shall be issued to the same property owner or drilling company at any one time. No property owner or drilling company shall have more than two valid conditional use certificates for drilling gas or oil wells issued for which the wells have not yet been drilled. Application for the third certificate or any subsequent certificates, may be made upon the completion of the drilling of the first, second and each numerically subsequent well. Compliance with the purpose and requirements of these regulations in the drilling and/or production of previous wells shall be part of the basis for reviewing applications for subsequent wells.
(Ord. 2007-222. Passed 1-10-08.)