(A) Every application for a permit to drill and operate a well shall be in writing, signed by the applicant or by some person duly authorized to sign same on the applicant’s behalf, shall be filed with the City Secretary, and shall be accompanied with a filing fee paid in cash. A separate application shall be filed for each well.
(B) The filing fee shall consist of an application processing fee and an operations monitoring fee as set by City Council from time to time.
(C) If the applicant never begins substantive operations on the site, whether because the application is denied or withdrawn, the drilling is no longer feasible, and the permit is returned to the city, or other circumstances, the application processing fee will be retained by the city, and the operations monitoring fee will be returned to the applicant.
(Ord. 2006-1019(2), passed 10-19-2006; Ord. 2008-06, passed 9-18-2008) Penalty, see § 113.99