(a) The applicant shall clear the site and area of all litter, rubbish, machinery, derricks, buildings, structures, oil or other substances used or associated in the drilling or fracturing. The applicant shall restore the streets, sidewalks, drainage facilities and water courses and other City public facilities or places which have been damaged or disturbed in the various operations. All restoration and clean-up of the site and area shall be completed prior to the turn-on of any producing gas or oil well. Restoration shall include, at a minimum, the fine grading of the soil to produce a readily mowable condition and the establishment of a grass or other vegetative cover sufficient to prevent soil erosion and rapid storm water runoff.
(b) Within six months after a well that has produced oil or gas is plugged, or after plugging of a dry hole, the applicant shall remove all production and storage structures, supplies and equipment, and any oil, salt water, and debris, and fill any remaining excavations. Within such period the applicant shall grade or terrace and plant, seed or sod the area disturbed, where necessary, to bind the soil and prevent substantial erosion and sedimentation.
(c) In the event the restoration processes referred to in subsections (a) or (b) hereof, cannot be completed within the specified periods due to weather conditions or other Acts of God, an amount to be determined by the City Administration shall be set aside from the bond provided in Section 735.02(b) to ensure such restoration as soon as conditions permit.
(Ord. 78-1984. Passed 10-23-84.)