(A) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to use, construct or operate in connection with any producing well within the city any crude oil storage tanks except to the extent of two steel tanks not exceeding 500-barrel capacity each and so constructed and maintained as to be vapor tight. A permittee may use, construct and operate a steel conventional separator and such other steel tanks and appurtenances as are necessary for treating oil with each of the facilities to be so constructed and maintained as to be vapor tight. Each oil/gas separator shall be equipped with both a regulation pressure-relief safety valve and a bursting head. All the tanks and separators shall be placed underground.
(B) Any oil or gas produced may be transported outside the city limits by underground pipe lines.
(Ord. 106, passed 2-19-1980; Am. Ord. 2010-007, passed 7-20-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99